After his serious fall in Kitzbühel, Aksel Lund Svindal decides to continue his career despite possible consequential damage. This documentary follows the last seasons of Aksel, his family and his team, with all the ups and downs of one of the best skiers of all time.
Cinematography
POV ski footage that'll make your stomach drop
Editing
Unflinching crash-to-recovery montages
Sound
The terrifying silence of snow before impact
Director
Even Sigstad
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Kitzbühel Hahnenkamm is considered skiing's most dangerous downhill; Aksel's 2016 crash there was his second near-career-ender on the same course.
The film quietly mirrors Norway's broader cultural negotiation with athletic masculinity—where emotional restraint and physical risk are simultaneously demanded and punished.