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Being AP

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Synopsis

Nineteen-time champion jump jockey AP McCoy (aka Tony McCoy) has notched up more than 4,300 wins, 700 falls, 40 broken bones and a BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award in 2010 across a near 25-year racing career.
This documentary follows AP in the final year of his extraordinary career as he fights to become champion for an unbelievable 20th time and faces a future out of the saddle. Made with exclusive access to the Northern Irish jockey, his family and racing teams for the 2014-15 season.
Toronto International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere

Details

Year
2015
Type of film
Features
Running Time
90 mins
Director
Anthony Wonke
Producer
Alan Maher, Nick Ryle, John Woollcombe
Co-Producer
Richard Moore
Executive Producer
Georges Bermann, Simon Ford, Phil Hunt, Christine Langan, Joe Oppenheimer, Keith Potter, Andrew Reid, Compton Ross, Madeleine Sanderson
Editor
Paul Carlin, Kevin Konak
Director of Photography
Thomas Elliott, Neil Harvey, Andrew Thompson
Sound
Fiadhnait McCann, Timothy Watts, Andrew Yarme
Music
Andrew Phillips
Principal Cast
Tony (AP) McCoy

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 4th May 2016

Production Company

UK, Ireland coproduction

Moneyglass Films (UK), Partizan Films (UK), Roads Entertainment (IE) in association with BBC Films (UK) with support from Irish Film Board (IE), Northern Ireland Screen (UK), British Horse Racing Authority/Great British Racing (UK)

Moneyglass Films Limited
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London
SE22 0QY
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Partizan Films
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London
W1F 0LN
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danielle.coles@partizan.com
http://www.partizan.com/films

BBC Films
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London
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms

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Company

HanWay Films
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London
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