Senna

Year

2010

Duration

101 minutes

Genres

Documentary

Language

English

What is an Into Film Club?

Synopsis

Charting the professional life of legendary Brazilian Formula One racing car driver Ayrton Senna, who won the F1 world championship three times before his tragic death in a track accident aged just 34. The film spans the decade from his entry into Formula One in the 1980s to his becoming a revered global superstar, and zeroes in on his intense, bitter rivalry with French world champ Alain Prost. It's pieced together entirely from old news, TV and home video footage, with plenty of speeding driver perspective shots from in-car minicams sure to have you gripping your seat.

Director/s

Asif Kapadia

Cast (in alphabetical order)

Also available with this film on Into Film+

3 RESOURCES

Find the resources related to Senna (2010) to use in your teaching

What is an Into Film Club?

Classification

Contains infrequent strong language and footage of motor racing crashes.

Find out more on the BBFC website

Also available with this film on Into Film+

3 RESOURCES

Find the resources related to Senna (2010) to use in your teaching

Resources To Use With This Film

Senna: Film Guide

A film guide that looks at Senna (2010), exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion.

Suitable for 14–16

1 ppt

View resource

Related Films

Duel(1972)

Nerve-shredding road movie in which a driver is terrorised by the driver of an oil tanker. This early Spielberg film is a deserved classic.

127 Reviews

Certificate

11+ years 90 mins

Bullitt(1968)

Tense, high-energy thriller featuring classic car chases about a tough, risk-taking police detective chosen to protect a mafia informant.

5 Reviews

Certificate

14+ years 109 mins

Speed Racer(2008)

Bright, colourful, futuristic film about a driver whose brother's death leaves him as the family's star racer, and tempted by their rivals.

148 Reviews

Certificate

11+ years 129 mins

TT3D: Closer to the Edge(2011)

This thrilling documentary centres on the most dangerous race in history - the Isle of Man TT - a ferocious 100-year-old motorbike battle.

22 Reviews

Certificate

14+ years 103 mins

Rate this film

Club Leaders can rate films! Help other club leaders decide if this film is suitable for use in their film club by giving it a rating.

Rate this film

Your rating

Click a star to rate this film

Ratings guide

Worked brilliantly
Went down well
Had some value
Did not enjoy it
Would not use again

Member rating

26 Reviews

Members rating breakdown

5 Star

4 Star

3 Star

2 Star

1 Star

View all reviews

Leader rating

This film has not been rated by a club leader yet. Be the first to rate this film.

Start an Into Film Club or Log in to rate this film

Sort reviews by

Viewing 0 of 0 Reviews found.

Into Film Clubs

Into Film Clubs provide opportunities to watch, review and make films.

Start an Into Film Club

Do I Need a Licence?

Information on which licences you need to show films in your education setting.

Find out more

How do Into Film Clubs work?

Find out more about what's involved in running your very own Into Film Club.

Find out more

Training

Learn to use film to raise literacy attainment and engage students.

Celebrate the Rio Olympics with our favourite sports films

05 Aug 2016 in Film Features

With the Olympic and Paralympic Games kicking off in Rio, our expert film programmers bring you a selection of their favourite sporting films.

Reading time 4 mins

View Article

Director Asif Kapadia talks documentaries, BAFTA, and his career

14 Jun 2017

As part of BAFTA's 70th anniversary celebrations, we spoke with 'Amy' director Asif Kapadia, a recipient of BAFTA's Outstanding Debut Award in 2002.

Reading time 10 mins

View Article

Taken at an Into Film Festival event at Hackney Picturehouse

Into Film Festival Special - Stephen Lawrence Q&A in Hackney

14 Nov 2018

The BBC documentary 'Stephen: The Murder that Changed a Nation' was followed by a frank discussion with the filmmakers and members of the Lawrence family.

Reading time 8 mins

View Article

The Snowman and the Snowdog © Penguin Books Ltd ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

New Titles on Into Film+: 'The Snowman and the Snowdog' and more

16 Nov 2023 in Into Film+

Discover nine new films now available on Into Film+, including 'The Snowman and the Snowdog', Disney's 'Elemental' and British action comedy 'Polite Society'.

Reading time 5 mins

View Article

The Dangerous Price of Fame and Fortune in Diego Maradona

14 Jun 2019 BY Steven Ryder in Film Features

We take a look at how fame and fortune turned a footballing hero into a villain in new, wildly entertaining documentary Diego Maradona.

Reading time 4 mins

View Article

Viewing 0 of 0 related items.

Senna

Film Details

Year

Duration

Genres

Language

Synopsis

Director/s

Cast (in alphabetical order)

Also available with this film on Into Film+

3 RESOURCES

Additional details

Classification

Engaging for ages

Also available with this film on Into Film+

3 RESOURCES

Resources To Use With This Film

Senna: Film Guide

Related Films

Duel(1972)

Duel(1972)

Bullitt(1968)

Bullitt(1968)

Speed Racer(2008)

Speed Racer(2008)

TT3D: Closer to the Edge(2011)

TT3D: Closer to the Edge(2011)

Rate this film

Your rating

Member rating

Leader rating

Reviews (25)

Into Film Clubs

Do I Need a Licence?

How do Into Film Clubs work?

Training

You may also be interested in...

Celebrate the Rio Olympics with our favourite sports films

Director Asif Kapadia talks documentaries, BAFTA, and his career

Into Film Festival Special - Stephen Lawrence Q&A in Hackney

New Titles on Into Film+: 'The Snowman and the Snowdog' and more

The Dangerous Price of Fame and Fortune in Diego Maradona

What our educators say