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Ott Tnak: The Movie
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Wikipedia article
'Ott Tnak: The Movie' is a 2019 documentary film directed by Tarvo Mlder about the life and rallying career of World Rally Championship driver Ott Tnak.
Synopsis
The film follows the progression of Estonian rally driver Ott Tnak, who is known for his determination and tenacity in the World Rally Championship, from his second-place finish at the Rally Monte Carlo to his retirement in Rally Australia.
In parallel with a behind-the-scenes look at Ott's performance at the 2018 season during his stint with Toyota Gazoo Racing, the film also features vignettes from Ott's early life and rally career in the island of Saaremaa along with glimpses of his personal life with his wife and children at home and during his rallies.
Cast
In addition to Ott himself, various people from Ott's life and career were interviewed and featured. Among them are his mentor and retired WRC driver Markko Mrtin, Otts former boss, Malcolm Wilson, head of M-Sport, the head of Ott's former team Toyota Gazoo Racing and four-time world champion Tommi Mkinen, six-time world champion and Ott's former Ford team-mate Sbastien Ogier, his co-driver Martin Jrveoja, his team-mates Jari-Matti Latvala and Esapekka Lappi, nine-time world champion Sbastien Loeb, rally commentators and journalists Becs Williams, Colin Clark, Molly Pettit and David Evans, as well as Otts family including his wife, children and his father, along with his grandmother who follows all of her grandsons rallies online.
Development
The film crew followed Ott Tnak over the course of the entire 2018 season of the World Rally Championship events and observed his efforts to become the world champion. The movie was filmed in 13 countries: Estonia, Monaco, France, Italy, Sweden, Portugal, Mexico, Germany, Finland, The United Kingdom, Spain, Australia and Japan.
In an interview, Tnak stated that The purpose of the film was for everything to be recorded the way life is, there is no acting and I wasnt more polite because of the camera. Just like 2018, as we know, my whole career hasnt been the most boring one.
While he was unable to win the championship at the time when the film was being produced, the film did include new closing shots when Tnak won the championship in 2019.
Release
Marketing
The trailer was released by Sterotek Film via YouTube on December 22, 2018, and was released theatrically in Estonia on April 11, 2019. The film was also released worldwide through Netikino.ee, an Estonian video-on-demand service, on October 1, 2019.Reception
'Ott Tnak: The Movie' broke domestic box office records in its first week of release in Estonia, beating the record set by Joosep Matjus' 'The Wind Sculpted Land' for the most watched Estonian documentary of all time.
Additional credits
The Swedish Ume-based band Dark Roots (band) were featured in the film with their two singles "The Devil's Aisle" and "Where No Man Should Go". Both songs were written by Christian Larsson, who is the main songwriter in the band.
References
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