Attention – A Life in Extremes (2014)

Original title

Attention: A Life in Extremes

Directed by

Sascha Köllnreitner

Genre

documentary film

Country

Austria

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

6

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows three extreme athletes: a freediver, a cyclist, and a wingsuit flyer. It shows their lives and personal views on taking risks. The film offers a critical look at what drives people to push their limits.

introspectivecontemplativepersonalcriticalawe-inspiringtensereflectiveadventurous

What happens

Attention – A Life in Extremes is a 90-minute documentary film, which explores the phenomenon of extreme sports from a personal and critical perspective. The documentary shows the lives of three athletes: French freediver and world champion Guillaume Néry, Austrian extreme cyclist Gerhard Gulewicz and Norwegian wingsuit flyer Halvor Angvik. The film was directed by Austrian filmmaker Sascha Koellnreitner. Theatrical release in Austria, Germany and Switzerland will be in September 2014. Attention - A life in Extremes is the first European documentary and the first Austrian film supporting Dolby Atmos. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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