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Road

Synopsis

Road is the heart-breaking and adrenaline-fuelled tale of a family obsessed with road motorcycle racing - the most dangerous of all motor sports. For two generations the Dunlop men have dominated the international road racing scene. This documentary takes the viewer on a blistering emotional ride with its heroes Joey, Robert, William, and Michael, experiencing with them the victories, bumps and crashes on and off the road. Two generations of one family who have been united by success. And united by tragedy.
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Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Features
Running time
102 mins
Director
Dermot Lavery (Diarmuid Lavery), Michael Hewitt 1st Feature
Producer
Dermot Lavery (Diarmuid Lavery), Michael Hewitt
Editor
Andrew Tohill
Director of Photography
Mark Garrett
Composer
Mark Gordon, Richard Hill
Principal cast
Narrated by Liam Neeson

Genre

Sport

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Sales Company

The Works International

5th Floor Fairgate House
78 New Oxford Street
London
WC1A 1HB

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