In one second you can destroy everything, but to rebuild something you need years and years.
THE TRACK is why I love documentaries. No, THE TRACK is why I love the movies. I love movies that tell me a great story, about things I don’t know or didn’t consider and take me away for a couple of hours. This is that sort of a film.
The film is the story of Senad who was at the Olympics in 1984 competing in the Luge in his home of Sarajevo. He had dreams of greater glory, but the break up of Yugoslavia and the war that followed killed those dreams. 40 years on he has returned to the luge track in his city track , beaten and battered over time, and with a few hopeful young men(Mirza, Zlatan, and Hamza) he has repaired the track enough that they can practice in the summer and make a run of it in world competition in the winter.
This film haunts me. A wonderful tale of one man sharing what he loves with a new generation, the film says a great deal about life and the things we love. Its also a wonderful look at the long road back from war. The statement at the top is Senad‘s feeling about trying to bring back the former glory of his countries luge. Its an attitude I feel we need today in regard to all of the destruction we see around us.
A good as the film is I should warn you that this isn’t your typical sports doc building to some nail biting championship. Yes we see the young man eventually compete, but it’s as it happens and not part of some false dramatics. This is life as lived and it pulls us in and drags us along…and when it’s done we want to go again.
This is a great film and highly recommended
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