Bruno touched By film "senna"

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The Brazilian, who has followed in his uncle's footsteps, said he was 'touched' by the film, which documents the three-time F1 champion's life and decade-long career.

Ayrton Senna died in 1994 from fatal head injuries in a crash at Imola as he pushed his car to the limit, even though the treacherous track had claimed the life of Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger the previous day.

Bruno said: 'I had the privilege of watching the movie in a premiere in Brazil; it was interesting seeing it with other people and seeing how they react.'

He explained that the audience were touched by what they saw and added that the previously unseen footage adds something new to his uncle's story.

'People in the UK used to follow Ayrton very closely, so I hope everybody enjoys it as much as I did and it brings them as many memories as it did to me,' Bruno added.

Much of the extra footage came from Bernie Ecclestone's personal archives which he offered to the filmmakers to complete Senna's story.

Known simply as Senna, the film will be released in the UK on Friday (June 3rd).



Senna Made Kapadia an F1 fan

London film-maker Asif Kapadia has admitted he was no Formula 1 fan until he made a new film on the tragic genius of Ayrton Senna.

Kapadia, 39, trawled through 15,000 hours of footage on the Brazilian motor racing champion who died in a crash at Imola in San Marino in 1994 to produce the documentary Senna. It has its premiere in London tonight before its full release on Friday.



Movie is named as:

'Ayrton Senna: Beyond the Speed of Sound' in Japan

'Senna' in Turkey

'Senna: O Brasileiro, O Herói, O Campeão' in Brazil



Senna Movie Release Dates:
Country Date
Japan 7 October 2010 (Suzuka, Mie) (premiere)
Japan 8 October 2010
Brazil 12 November 2010
USA 21 January 2011 (Sundance Film Festival)
Italy 11 February 2011 (limited)
Australia 27 February 2011 (Adelaide Film Festival)
USA 12 March 2011 (South by Southwest Film Festival)
Turkey 6 May 2011
Germany 12 May 2011
France 25 May 2011
Spain 27 May 2011
UK 3 June 2011
Australia 21 July 2011