Hitting the Apex

How it feels

This documentary follows six elite motorcycle racers in the MotoGP championship over several seasons. It shows their rivalries, crashes, and personal moments using race footage and interviews.

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What happens

Hitting the Apex is a 2015 British documentary film by Mark Neale, narrated by Brad Pitt. It chronicles the careers of six Grand Prix motorcycle road racers competing in MotoGP: Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa, Casey Stoner, Marc Márquez, and Marco Simoncelli. Produced by Neale in collaboration with MotoGP rights holder Dorna Sports, the documentary was developed using extensive archival race footage as well as interviews conducted in English, Spanish and Italian over the 2010–2013 MotoGP seasons. It covers events such as Simoncelli's death in a 2011 racing incident, Stoner's shocking 2012 retirement, and Márquez's maiden MotoGP championship in 2013. The documentary received a special screening in Silverstone on 28 August 2015, ahead of the British Grand Prix. On 2 September 2015, it received a wider theatrical release in the United Kingdom and United States, followed by expansion to other territories. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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