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A Daughter Films Her Father, a Poultry Farmer Who Raced the Isle of Man TT

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French director Alice Godart has released Élever au grain, a documentary about her father Étienne. A poultry farmer who raced at the Isle of Man TT and in the Endurance World Championship, he falls ill with cancer, and Alice and her sister Fleur return to run the family farm. A crowdfunding appeal drew heavy support from the motorcycling community.

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Writer's View

Toshio Araki

POP CULTURE EDITOR

38 / Motorcycle Manga · Motorcycle Films

AI Perspective

Toshio ArakiMotorcycle Manga · Motorcycle Films Commentary

It has been a while since a film arrived that suits the phrase "the first time I saw that scene". The Isle of Man TT plus a poultry farm is a combination that would ring false if a screenwriter invented it. Here it is filmed as a real father and daughter. Watch it as a family record, not a bike film.