Schumacher (film)

Schumacher is a 2021 German sports documentary film co-directed by Hanns-Bruno Kammertöns, Vanessa Nöcker, and Michael Wech, about the German Formula One racing driver Michael Schumacher that was distributed internationally on Netflix. The film was released on 15 September 2021 on Netflix for a year, to mark Schumacher's entry into Formula One, 30 years previously.[1][2][3][4] The film documents Schumacher's F1 career and Scuderia Ferrari's return to dominance in 2000–2004. Brief family interviews throughout provide some insight into his personal life.[5][6]

Schumacher
Directed by
  • Hanns-Bruno Kammertöns
  • Vanessa Nöcker
  • Michael Wech
Produced by
  • Vanessa Nöcker
  • Benjamin Seikel
Music by
  • Christian Wilckens
  • Peter Hinderthür
Production
company
B14 Film
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguagesGerman
English
French
Italian
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Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

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Production

The film was produced in cooperation with Schumacher's family, using private family archives, Formula One archive footage, and interviews.[1][2]

The film features interviews with Schumacher's wife Corinna, his father Rolf, his brother Ralf, his children Gina-Maria and Mick, and his manager Willi Weber. There are interviews with prominent figures of Formula One including Jean Todt, Bernie Ecclestone, Sebastian Vettel, Mika Häkkinen, Damon Hill, David Coulthard, and Flavio Briatore.[1]

It reveals that Schumacher raced on salvaged tyres in his early go-kart career, suffered from insomnia following Ayrton Senna's death, and contemplated skydiving in Dubai instead of skiing in Meribel before his accident in 2013.[6]

The film is co-directed by Hanns-Bruno Kammertöns, Vanessa Nöcker, and Michael Wech, and produced by Vanessa Nöcker and Benjamin Seikel for B14 Film.[1]

Reception

The film received mixed reviews, receiving score of 7.6 from IMDb and 55% from Rotten Tomatoes. The Guardian notes the film provides "singular insight" into Schumacher's personal life and struggles, before concluding that it is "light on details" and "somewhat sterile."[7]

References
  1. Grater, Tom (30 July 2021). "Netflix Buys Michael Schumacher Documentary". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. Cooper, Adam (30 July 2021). "Netflix to release new Michael Schumacher documentary". Autosport. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. "Netflix to release new documentary about Michael Schumacher". GPBlog. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. Moore, Kasey (2022-08-23). "Formula 1 'Schumacher' Documentary Leaving Netflix in September 2022". What's on Netflix. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  5. "When is F1 legend Michael Schumacher documentary's out on Netflix?". formula1.com. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  6. "Schumacher: 8 of the biggest revelations from Netflix's new documentary on the seven-time F1 champion". talkSPORT. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  7. Richard, Giles (16 September 2021). "Loving, caring Michael Schumacher revealed in new documentary". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2021.


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