The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

201490 min7.4 / 10

A meditative documentary about obsession, suffering, and human limits, following the brutal Barkley Marathons as a lens into what drives people to endure seemingly impossible pain.

In its first 25 years only 10 people have finished The Barkley Marathons. Based on a historic prison escape, this cult like race tempts people from around the world to test their limits of physical and mental endurance in this documentary that contemplates the value of pain.

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