No fear. No limits. No equal.
The remarkable story of Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna, charting his physical and spiritual achievements on the track and off, his quest for perfection, and the mythical status he has since attained, is the subject of Senna, a documentary feature that spans the racing legend's years as an F1 driver, from his opening season in 1984 to his untimely death a decade later.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and nostalgic.
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- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Ayrton SennaSelf (archive footage)
- Alain ProstSelf
- Frank WilliamsSelf
- Ron DennisSelf
- Viviane SennaSelf
- Milton da SilvaSelf (archive footage)
- Neyde SennaSelf (archive footage)
- Jackie StewartSelf (archive footage)
- Sid WatkinsSelf
- Galvão BuenoSelf
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- Asif KapadiaDirector
- Manish PandeyWriter
- Jake PolonskyDirector of Photography
- Antonio PintoOriginal Music Composer
- Chris KingEditor
- Gregers SallEditor
- Eric FellnerProducer
- James Gay-ReesProducer
- Tim BevanProducer
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