Rush

• Directed by: Ron Howard
• Written by: Peter Morgan
• Produced by: Andrew Eaton, Eric Fellner, Brian Oliver, Peter Morgan, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard
• Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, Pierfrancesco Favino
• Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle
• Edited by: Daniel Hanley, Mike Hill
• Music by: Hans Zimmer
• Production companies: Cross Creek Pictures, Exclusive Media, Working Title Films, Imagine Entertainment, Revolution Films, Egoli Tossell Film
• Distributed by: Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Universum Film, Exclusive Media
• Release date: 20 September 2013
• Running time: 123 minutes

Set against the sexy, glamorous golden age of Formula 1 racing in the 1970s, the film is based on the true story of a great sporting rivalry between handsome English playboy James Hunt (Hemsworth), and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Austrian driver Niki Lauda (Bruhl). The story follows their distinctly-different personal styles on and off the track, their loves, and the astonishing 1976 season in which both drivers were willing to risk everything to become world champion in a sport with no margin for error: if you make a mistake, you die.

AWARDS

• British Academy Film Awards
• Boston Society of Film Critics
• Santa Barbara International Film Festival