The Hummingbird Race (movie)

The Hummingbird Race (movie)

L'Odyssée du Colibri
  • Production country: France
  • Producer: Jean-Marc Descamps
  • Production companies: Les Films d'Ici, Le Souffle Du Nord, Le Fresnoy
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 3/7/2019
  • Run time: 70 min.

Movie description

Thomas Ruyant, the French skipper of the boat Souffle du Nord, sails away from the starting line of the Vendée Globe race, an around the world solo yacht race. He is cheered on by a crowd of supporters waving paper hummingbirds, like the symbol on the yacht’s sail.