TT3D: Closer to the Edge UK 2011 – 104min.

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TT3D: Closer to the Edge

Valérie Lobsiger
Movie Rating: Valérie Lobsiger

The most dangerous motorcycle race in the world, filmed in 3D on the Isle of Man.

Shot in 2010, Richard Aragues' documentary follows two participants, Guy Martin and Ian Hutchinson, as they prepare for and race in the competition (five races during the first week in June). Their greatest wish is to win first place in the TT (Tourist Trophy), even if they lose their life trying. With a 60 km course that includes 264 turns, and speeds reaching up to 200 mph, the risk of accident is very real. Between 1907 and 2009, 237 motorcyclists lost their lives in the race. But the participants say it wouldn't be as exciting without the risk, which reveals the level of their addiction...

Motorcycle racing has a solid place in the field of today's sports: someone always wants to go faster and take more risks to do so. Guy Martin (who was lucky to survive a spectacular crash that set fire to the course) and Conor Cummings, although seriously injured, think of nothing else than returning the next year, even if some of their colleagues were dead by the end of the race. 3D technology will excite fans and gives a clear feel of the narrow course through small villages, the speed of the participants and the inebriating rush of adrenaline the race produces.

10.11.2020

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