Twice a year the Italian city of Siena goes crazy for the oldest horse race in the world: the Palio. Not your average race: strategy, bribery and corruption play as much a part as the skill of the riders.
Cosima Spender reveals the rivalry, cunning and dodgy dealings at the annual equestrian event in this handsome-looking documentary.
Cosima Spender's fiery show of crazy horses and wild riders.
Cosima Spender’s film delves into this bizarre world, giving a flavour of the surrounding pageantry (which bears an odd resemblance to The Hunger Games), but mostly concentrating on the precarious relationship that exists between the jockeys and the districts – or contrada – for which they ride.
A fascinating insight into a quite bonkers sporting event.
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