The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young 2014
In its first 25 years only 10 people have finished The Barkley Marathons. Based on a historic prison escape, this cult like race tempts people from around the world to test their limits of physical and mental endurance in this documentary that contemplates the value of pain.
Genre: Documentary, History
Director: Annika Iltis, Timothy James Kane
Actors: Lazarus Lake
Country: United States
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Scheme Birds 2019
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The Patent Scam 2017
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The Great Australian Fly 2015
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Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani 2020
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Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things 2019
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