Senna

Andre Rehal

Comprised entirely of stock footage it would seem that Senna lived quite a life in front of the cameras both on and off the track.

Smooj Betty Phace

Even if you don't follow Formula 1 or have no idea who Senna was, this documentary is totally enjoyable. Even more the enjoyable, it tell the thrilling and mesmerizing life story of a man driven by his faith and a supernatural will to win. No work of a fiction could have inventend Ayrton Senna as a character as this documentary shows him to us.

Bill Rosenfield

A really stirring and fascinating film about a subject I care nothing about. See it. It's simply terrific.

HEDONIST

A marvelously well-crafted documentary that was able to grab me early on and maintain my keen interest throughout. Truly, a testament to what can be done solely through the use of archival material. This film managed to truly envelop me in its narrative -- to the point where I felt like I was an outside observer watching the unveiling of the tragic fate of Aryton Senna. Also, the score by Antonio Pinto is top-notch.

Francisco

As thrilling as a documentary can be. Love the pace and the depiction of the Prost rivalry.

Rahul

This is a profoundly moving depiction of a great tragic hero. The archival footage is terrific, the history (mostly) sound, and the tension rarely abates. It is rare to see a sporting documentary transcend sport, and this is one that does.

Kilgore Trout

I'd never heard of Senna, couldn't care less about formula 1 or sports in general, so was quite impressed with how much the film involved and entertained me. The time in his life they've zeroed in on is so wonderfully dramatic I wouldn't believe it if it was scripted and Senna makes for a remarkably charming fellow to root for. The dozens of narrators but lack of talking heads was a great choice.

Richmond Hill

Not so much about Formula 1 but more a kind of elegy on life and death in extremis. It’s all the more remarkable being constructed from archival footage with portent marked from the start: namely this man will die. What is here is universal: tragic death, the phantom pursuit of gold, endurance pushed, mistakes made, risks taken, lost and glint of an obsessive’s commitment to something that can take your life.