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Senna
Inspired by the great achievements of Ayrton Senna, a Brazilian Formula One race driver, who faces many challenges and obstacles across his way to fame with the government and his French enemy, till gaining fame and winning the champion of Formula One three times.
27 August 1959, Wörgl, Tyrol, Austria
28 October 1930, Bungay, Suffolk, England, UK
25 June 1962, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17 August 1952, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
January 21, 1959 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
6 September 1928, Liverpool, England, UK
8 August 1953, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England, UK
January 25, 2012
If we define a classic documentary by its ability to transcend niche subject matter and engage all audiences, then the exhilarating and unbelievable Senna is one of cinema's recent best.August 25, 2011
You don't have to know anything about car racing at all. Instead, you simply have to like a great story, one that has all the elements: drama, inspiration, competition, victory, defeat, betrayal and, looming above it all, tragedy.August 25, 2011
"Senna" is carefully edited and makes sometimes spectacular use of extensive home movies and videos.January 27, 2012
Senna stands as a triumph of [its makers'] knack for story craft and their ability to sort through a staggering volume of material and piece it together into a unified, powerful narrative.January 07, 2013
No, NASCAR coverage on TV never looks as good as this.September 08, 2013
[Director Asif Kapadia] allows his documentary gaze to fall upon the sport of motor-racing in this thrilling exploration into the life of a man who aimed to do as much for those less fortunate as he than he did for the sport.September 02, 2011
"Senna" is simply the greatest sports film I have ever seen.February 05, 2012
...a surprisingly deft examination of the power of faith...August 26, 2011
A psychologically intriguing if at times too hagiographic portrait of a man who often held pole position in his profession and felt nearer to God because of it.August 25, 2011
There's not an ounce of fat or a wasted shot throughout.September 09, 2011
Captivating, chilling, and surprisingly sublime.March 14, 2016
An engrossing, nerve-wracking and beautifully crafted examination of a sporting hero, Kapadia's documentary is a must-see.