Sidste Heat — Rebel Pictures

01 / Homecoming

What he left behind.

Chris and Sofie at the speedway track — Chris & Sofie / Test footage

After a fatal crash, speedway star Chris returns home to Holsted. When his childhood club faces closure, he must get back on the bike and face what he left behind.

Meeting Sofie and returning to life around the club pull him into a world he thought he had left. On the track, he knows how to measure himself against the others. Outside it, things are harder.

02 / Speedway

4 riders. 4 laps. No brakes.

Four speedway riders racing through a bend in the evening sun, with spectators around the track — Four riders race over four laps on an oval dirt track. The motorcycles have no brakes. This is speedway.
Speedway in Holsted / 2024

03 / Into the film

16mm + digital

Proof of concept

Test footage from Holsted. Real riders, 16mm and cameras right up close to the sport. A first encounter with the feature film’s images, energy and rhythm.

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04 / Behind the camera

Rooted in real life.

Director Jesper Tønnes grew up in Føvling, near Holsted. Sidste Heat takes him back. Rebel Pictures made the test footage at the local track, working with professional speedway riders. What we learn there helps shape both the story and how the film will be shot.

The film crew lining up a shot with a 16mm camera at the track — The crew at the track

The crew and speedway riders gathered around a motorcycle in the pits — Working with the riders

A rider working beside his speedway motorcycle in the evening sun — Life between races

Teaser

A first glimpse.

Ingen bremser

Behind the scenes of Sidste Heat.

The Super Final

Moldow Speedway Arena.

Sidste Heat · In development

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