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Being AP

Synopsis

Nineteen-time champion jump jockey AP McCoy (aka Tony McCoy) has notched up more than 4,300 wins, 700 falls, 40 broken bones and a BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award in 2010 across a near 25-year racing career.
This documentary follows AP in the final year of his extraordinary career as he fights to become champion for an unbelievable 20th time and faces a future out of the saddle. Made with exclusive access to the Northern Irish jockey, his family and racing teams for the 2014-15 season.
Toronto International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere

Details

Year
2015
Type of film
Features
Running time
90 mins
Director
Anthony Wonke
Producer
Alan Maher, Nick Ryle, John Woollcombe
Executive Producer
Georges Bermann, Simon Ford, Phil Hunt, Christine Langan, Joe Oppenheimer, Keith Potter, Andrew Reid, Compton Ross, Madeleine Sanderson
Editor
Paul Carlin, Kevin Konak
Director of Photography
Thomas Elliott, Neil Harvey, Andrew Thompson
Sound
Fiadhnait McCann, Timothy Watts, Andrew Yarme
Composer
Andrew Phillips
Principal cast
Tony (AP) McCoy

Genre

Northern Irish Sport

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, Ireland coproduction

Moneyglass Films (UK), Partizan Films (UK), Roads Entertainment (IE) in association with BBC Films (UK) with support from Irish Film Board (IE), Northern Ireland Screen (UK), British Horse Racing Authority/Great British Racing (UK)

Moneyglass Films Limited

11 Belvoir Road
London
SE22 0QY

Partizan Films

40-42 Lexington Street
London
W1F 0LN

BBC Films

BBC Broadcasting House
7th Floor, Zone A
Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA

Sales Company

HanWay Films

24 Hanway Street
London
W1T 1UH

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