Overview
- The season-long documentary by director-producer Gerald Salmina follows elite World Cup downhill racers on and off the slopes.
- Theatrical release in Germany begins on October 30 after opening in Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol on October 23.
- Featured athletes include Marco Odermatt, Justin Murisier, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Dominik Paris, Cyprien Sarrazin, Daniel Hemetsberger and Vincent Kriechmayr.
- Coverage highlights close access to training, family interactions and rehabilitation from serious crashes, including scenes of Kilde in a wheelchair and Sarrazin in a coma.
- FAZ praises the spectacle but argues the 130-minute runtime dulls momentum, while Krone.at reports the film currently ranks No. 1 in Swiss box-office charts.