The story of Bruce McLaren, the New Zealander who founded the McLaren Motor Racing team. A man who showed the world that a man of humble beginnings could take on the elite of motor racing and win.

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Andrew Coleman
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Wow, what a stunning documentary. The real power of this film is the humanity; As usual the good-naturedness of the humble kiwi is what shines. The real story is not in the historical footage of Bruce McLaren winning race after race, but in the weathered (though still animated and boyish) faces and words of his original crew. I hate to make comparisons but the obvious ones will be made anyway, and this is obviously a cross between (well the love-child of actually) World's Fastest Indian and Senna. Somehow it exceeds them though...(Again a cliché, my apologies) but if Hollywood tried to write this it would be fanciful; Small town boy from back of nowhere dreams of being a racing car driver and ends up taking on the biggest of the big and winning spectacularly, and along the way creates one of the most successful racing franchises in history... Truly a remarkable story. And if the end of Senna tugged even slightly at your heart strings, boy this takes a chainsaw to them. It is especially poignant that four of those interviewed, including McLaren's wife, died during the making of the film. I'm not a huge racing fan, nor even a moderate petrol-head but like Senna, this inspired me to get online and find out more, which is what a good documentary should do. Highly recommended.

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Certifications:
Ireland:12A / UK:12