Documentary telling the story of the world's craziest race.
In 1977, French motorcyclist Thierry Sabine was in serious trouble, lost in the Libyan desert and dying from thirst. Whilst most men would weep and think back over their lives, Thierry thought about coming back - to do a rally across the Sahara Desert. The 9,000km Paris-Dakar rally was born.
The rally became a beacon for eccentric adventurers battling the terrain in customised vehicles, seduced by the romance of the desert and the extreme challenge. It soon became a victim of its own rapid success. Caught up in controversy and with over 60 deaths, in 2008 this incredible event was brought to an end in Africa by terrorism.
Featuring winners Cyril Neveu, Hubert Auriol, Jean-Louis Schlesser, Ari Vatanen, Stephane Peterhansel, Martine de Cortanze, former participant Sir Mark Thatcher and many more, this is the story of the biggest motorsport event the world has ever seen and one of the greatest challenges of human endeavour ever conceived, told by those who took part.
How the west took on a landscape of incredible beauty and scale. And lost.
下雨时,博茨瓦纳北部的 Nxai Pan 倾盆大雨。郁郁葱葱的平原散布着大群羚羊,一直延伸到地平线。是名副其实的世外桃源。但 Nxai Pan 是一个矛盾重重的地方。因为当雨季结束时,湖泊干涸,只留下干裂的盐田和沙漠,毁灭性的热量又回来了。那么,最大的矛盾就是将这种斗争的地方称为“人间地狱”——因为对某些人来说——这仍然是天堂。Nxai Pan 的狮子在非洲一些最恶劣的条件下完善了生存的艺术。两只强大的雄狮组成的联盟统治着这个帝国,他们的任期将近十年。他们的领土广阔,女性忠诚,对土地的控制是铁定的。但是他们变老了,迫在眉睫的旱季有望成为迄今为止最致命的旱季之一。这些沙漠之王和他们的狂妄自大能否统治另一个旱季,还是这将是他们的最后一次?