104 mins |
Rated
M (Offensive language)
Directed by Kriv Stenders
Starring Peter Brock
Brock: Over the Top is a high-octane documentary celebrating and interrogating the
fascinating life story of one of Australia’s most legendary sportsmen, whose legacy remains
unsurpassed even to this day. A feature length documentary that not only chronicles the
extraordinary life of Australia’s greatest racing car driver, Peter Brock, but peels away the
surface to reveal the profoundly human story behind the legend. The film is a cinematic,
thrilling yet intimately personal portrait of a life lived on the racing track and in the public eye.
Using a treasure trove of rare archival material coupled with candid interviews with the key
characters in Peter Brock’s life including his family, his partners, and closest colleagues, this
film tells the epic story of Brock's early obsession with cars, his hard won ascension to the top, his incredible record-breaking victories at Bathurst, his various professional and personal controversies, and his ultimate, tragic death on the race track.
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Brock: Over the Top is a high-octane documentary celebrating and interrogating the
fascinating life story of one of Australia’s most legendary sportsmen, whose legacy remains
unsurpassed even to this day. A feature length documentary that not only chronicles the
extraordinary life of Australia’s greatest racing car driver, Peter Brock, but peels away the
surface to reveal the profoundly human story behind the legend. The film is a cinematic,
thrilling yet intimately personal portrait of a life lived on the racing track and in the public eye.
Using a treasure trove of rare archival material coupled with candid interviews with the key
characters in Peter Brock’s life including his family, his partners, and closest colleagues, this
film tells the epic story of Brock's early obsession with cars, his hard won ascension to the top, his incredible record-breaking victories at Bathurst, his various professional and personal controversies, and his ultimate, tragic death on the race track.