For most of us, cyclists in the back of the race are simply the losers. They are called water carriers, domestics, followers and Sancho Panzas of professional cycling. They are always in the back of the group, having no right to personal victories and sacrificing their careers to help their teammates. In this documentary we follow the magnificent world of the race from the point of view of the doctors’ team crammed into a claustrophobically small car, surrounded by injured cyclists. Their work during a race reminds one of war, they are in the line of fire, on the front line. If you crash, you rise and race again. And amidst this fight, many magnificent things happen. The untold world of the true warriors, knights and monks of professional cycling. Poetry in motion.
Directed by Arūnas Matelis / 71′ / 2017
In co-production with Studio Nominum (Lithuania), Stefilm (Italy), VFS Films (Latvia), Associate Directors (Belgium), Dearcan Media (United Kingdom), Planet Korda (Ireland), SUICAfilms (Spain)
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Sportistus, kuri sacensībās paliek pēdējie, vairums no mums uzskata vienkārši par lūzeriem. Profesionālajā riteņbraukšanā viņus sauc par ūdens nesējiem un kalpiem. Viņi ziedo savu karjeru komandas biedru triumfa labā un beigās vienmēr paliek grupas aizmugurē bez tiesībām gūt uzvaru. Kas viņus motivē turpināt mīt pedāļus, paliekot anonīmiem vienā no fiziski visgrūtākajām un psiholoģiski sarežģītākajām sporta disciplīnām? Filma seko “Giro d’Italia” daudzdienu sacensībām no komandas ārstu skatu punkta, atklājot līdz šim neiepazītas šķautnes profesionālās riteņbraukšanas “mūku” un īsteno cīnītāju dzīvē.