Slaying the Badger (2014)
Жанр : документальный
Время выполнения : 1Ч 17М
Директор : John Dower
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Before Lance Armstrong, there was Greg LeMond, who is now the first and only American to win the Tour de France. In this engrossing documentary, LeMond looks back at the pivotal 1986 Tour, and his increasingly vicious rivalry with friend, teammate, and mentor Bernard Hinault. The reigning Tour champion and brutal competitor known as “The Badger,” Hinault ‘promised’ to help LeMond to his first victory, in return for LeMond supporting him in the previous year. But in a sport that purports to reward teamwork, it’s really every man for himself.
Чемпион — маленький мальчик, усыновленный своей бабушкой мадам Сузой. Мадам Суза замечает, что наиболее счастливым мальчик чувствует себя верхом на велосипеде, и поэтому настаивает на том, чтобы он самым серьезным образом тренировался. Проходят годы и, наконец, Чемпион становится достойным собственного имени. Он готов участвовать во всемирно известной гонке Тур-де-Франс. Но во время соревнования двое таинственных неизвестных в черном выкрадывают Чемпиона. Мадам Суза и ее верный пес Брюно должны его освободить. Во время поисков они оказываются за океаном в огромном мегаполисе Бельвилль и встречают известных «бельвилльских тройняшек» — трех эксцентричных звезд-певиц мюзик-холла 30-х годов. «Тройняшки» берут мадам Сузу и Брюно под свою опеку. Благодаря острому нюху Бруно храбрая пара вскоре нападает на след Чемпиона. Но удастся ли им расстроить дьявольские планы злобной французской мафии?
От Франсуа уходит жена, считая его трусом и неудачником. Практически по той же причине босс его увольняет. Будучи большим фанатом Тур де Франс, Франсуа решает исполнить детскую мечту и отправляется по маршруту знаменитой велогонки за день до официального начала соревнований. Вдохновленные его вызовом брошенным официальному спорту, вскоре к нему присоединяются и другие любители. Теперь Франсуа готов соперничать в популярности с самим Тони Агнело, своим кумиром и фаворитом гонки.
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