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Wonderful Losers: A Different World

Director: ARŪNAS MATELIS
Country: Lithuania, Belgium, Latvia, Ireland (Eire), United kingdom, Italy
Year: 2017
Genre: Documentary
Scriptwriters: ARŪNAS MATELIS
Cast: Massimo Branca / Daniele Colli / Paolo Tiralongo / Giovanni Tredici / Svein Tuft / Elena Della Valle / Jos Van Emden
Production: ULTRA NOMINUM. Coproduction with ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS, VIDES FILMU STUDIJA, PLANET KORDA PICTURES LIMITED, DEARCAN MEDIA CIC and STEFILM INTERNATIONAL S.R.L - PRODUCTIONS AND COPRODUCTIONS

http://www.arunasmatelis.com/EN/
http://www.gladiatorsadifferentworld.com/

Storyline

"Gladiators. A Different World” is a feature length 3D documentary. "Gladiators. A Different World” is an upcoming documentary poem about the unseen side of professional cycling by the acclaimed film director ARŪNAS MATELIS. It is an attempt to take a look not at the winners but at their loyal teammates – their partners and sword-bearers who are prepared to sacrifice their own victories, face the hardest challenges, stand up after a fall and keep pedalling – all for the sake of their teammate’s triumph.

At the finishing line cycling is reminiscent of the cinema or fashion world, with the full array of shining bicycles, multi-colored sportswear, champagne showers and thousands of people watching the show. However, when one looks deeper, what really matters here, is an endless will, devotion to common goals and team work, the wish to endure an everlasting urge to continue the race even feeling an impossible pain – that is what makes cyclists special even in the world of sport. ‘Gladiators. A Different World’ is a documentary poem about a unique side of professional cycling as well as of one of the harshest of all mountain races - the Giro d’Italia - told from a totally different, never yet shown perspective. The story unfolds the relationship between those who lead and those who are ready to do anything to help them achieve the victory in the race – the leaders and their ‘gregories’ - faithful friends and sword-bearers that are prepared to endure the harshest challenges, make biggest sacrifices, stand up after falls and keep on racing not for a personal victory, but rather for a teammate’s triumph. ‘Gladiators. A Different World’ is a film about amazingly willful warriors, the taste of blood, victory, and incredible human powers that break out in awe-inspiring, spectacular Giro d’Italia landscapes.

They're called water carriers, domestics, 'gregarios', 'Sancho Panzas' of professional cycling. Always at the back of the group, with no right for a personal victory. These wonderful losers are the true warriors of professional cycling.