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{{Infobox film
| name = The Track
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| director = [[Ryan Sidhoo]]
| screenplay = Ryan Sidhoo<br>Graham Withers
| producer = Ryan Sidhoo
| starring = Zlatan Jakic<br>Mirza Nikolajev<br>Senad Omanovic<br>Hamza Pleho
| music = [[Edo Van Breemen]]<br>[[Johannes Winkler]]
| cinematography = Jesse McCracken
| editing = Graham Withers
| studio = Spirit of 84 Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2025|2|27|[[True/False Film Festival|True/False]]}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = Canada
| language = English<br>Bosnian
}}
'''''The Track''''' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by [[Ryan Sidhoo]] and released in 2025.<ref name=daniels>Robert Daniels, [https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/true-false-2025-the-track-writing-hawa-make-it-look-real "True/False 2025: The Track, Writing Hawa, Make It Look Real"]. ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'', March 2, 2025.</ref> The film profiles three [[luge]] competitors from [[Sarajevo]] who are training on the luge track from the [[1984 Winter Olympics]] with the goal of competing in a future Olympic Games.<ref name=pov>Courtney Small, [https://povmagazine.com/the-track-review-olympic-size-heart-and-resilience/ "The Track Review: Olympic Size Heart and Resilience"]. ''[[Point of View (magazine)|Point of View]]'', April 27, 2025.</ref>
==Distribution==
The film premiered at the [[True/False Film Festival]],<ref>Matthew Carey, [https://deadline.com/2025/03/the-tr...idhoo-protagonist-mirza-nikolajev-1236306403/ "In βThe Trackβ Young Lugers Pursue Olympic Dreams On A Course Pocked With Scars Of War β True/False Film Fest"]. ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'', March 1, 2025.</ref> followed by a screening at the [[San Francisco International Film Festival]].<ref>Matthew Carey, [https://deadline.com/2025/04/the-track-clip-bosnian-luge-documentary-1236358414/ "Sarajevo Luger Documentary βThe Trackβ Barrels From Bosnia To San Francisco International Film Festival And Torontoβs Hot Docs"]. ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'', April 3, 2024.</ref>
It had its Canadian premiere at the 2025 [[Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival]].<ref name=pov/>
==Critical response==
Robert Daniels of ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'' wrote that "because 'The Track' is such a crowd-pleaser it takes the turns you expect, riding a rise and fall, rise and triumph arc. Sometimes the filmβs grandiose score can overwhelm the inherent emotion at play, pushing viewers to feel what is already apparent in the images. That lever pulling, thankfully, doesnβt stop one from becoming swept up in this against-the-odds journey. You end up cheering because there is hard work by these subjects worth cheering for, and you cry because thereβs plenty in the film to cry about."<ref name=daniels/>
For ''[[Point of View (magazine)|Point of View]]'', Courtney Small wrote that "As Sidhoo and cinematographer Jesse McCracken capture every dangerous curve the men navigate with sweeping beauty, the charms of the structure begin to shine through. Incorporating archival clips of its glory days in the β90s, and interviews with locals and the lugers themselves, the film offers a compelling argument for why the course is important to the community, even if the locals do not quite see it themselves."<ref name=pov/>
==Awards==
At the [[31st Sarajevo Film Festival]], it won the UniCredit Audience Award for Best Documentary Film.<ref>Jamie Casemore, [https://playbackonline.ca/2025/08/25/ryan-sidhoos-doc-the-track-wins-over-sarajevo-audiences/ "Ryan Sidhooβs doc The Track wins over Sarajevo audiences"]. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'', August 25, 2025.</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|35932393}}
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[[Category:2025 documentary films]]
[[Category:Canadian sports documentary films]]
[[Category:2020s English-language films]]
[[Category:English-language Canadian films]]
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[[Category:2020s Canadian films]]
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Track
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| director = [[Ryan Sidhoo]]
| screenplay = Ryan Sidhoo<br>Graham Withers
| producer = Ryan Sidhoo
| starring = Zlatan Jakic<br>Mirza Nikolajev<br>Senad Omanovic<br>Hamza Pleho
| music = [[Edo Van Breemen]]<br>[[Johannes Winkler]]
| cinematography = Jesse McCracken
| editing = Graham Withers
| studio = Spirit of 84 Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2025|2|27|[[True/False Film Festival|True/False]]}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = Canada
| language = English<br>Bosnian
}}
'''''The Track''''' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by [[Ryan Sidhoo]] and released in 2025.<ref name=daniels>Robert Daniels, [https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/true-false-2025-the-track-writing-hawa-make-it-look-real "True/False 2025: The Track, Writing Hawa, Make It Look Real"]. ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'', March 2, 2025.</ref> The film profiles three [[luge]] competitors from [[Sarajevo]] who are training on the luge track from the [[1984 Winter Olympics]] with the goal of competing in a future Olympic Games.<ref name=pov>Courtney Small, [https://povmagazine.com/the-track-review-olympic-size-heart-and-resilience/ "The Track Review: Olympic Size Heart and Resilience"]. ''[[Point of View (magazine)|Point of View]]'', April 27, 2025.</ref>
==Distribution==
The film premiered at the [[True/False Film Festival]],<ref>Matthew Carey, [https://deadline.com/2025/03/the-tr...idhoo-protagonist-mirza-nikolajev-1236306403/ "In βThe Trackβ Young Lugers Pursue Olympic Dreams On A Course Pocked With Scars Of War β True/False Film Fest"]. ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'', March 1, 2025.</ref> followed by a screening at the [[San Francisco International Film Festival]].<ref>Matthew Carey, [https://deadline.com/2025/04/the-track-clip-bosnian-luge-documentary-1236358414/ "Sarajevo Luger Documentary βThe Trackβ Barrels From Bosnia To San Francisco International Film Festival And Torontoβs Hot Docs"]. ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'', April 3, 2024.</ref>
It had its Canadian premiere at the 2025 [[Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival]].<ref name=pov/>
==Critical response==
Robert Daniels of ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'' wrote that "because 'The Track' is such a crowd-pleaser it takes the turns you expect, riding a rise and fall, rise and triumph arc. Sometimes the filmβs grandiose score can overwhelm the inherent emotion at play, pushing viewers to feel what is already apparent in the images. That lever pulling, thankfully, doesnβt stop one from becoming swept up in this against-the-odds journey. You end up cheering because there is hard work by these subjects worth cheering for, and you cry because thereβs plenty in the film to cry about."<ref name=daniels/>
For ''[[Point of View (magazine)|Point of View]]'', Courtney Small wrote that "As Sidhoo and cinematographer Jesse McCracken capture every dangerous curve the men navigate with sweeping beauty, the charms of the structure begin to shine through. Incorporating archival clips of its glory days in the β90s, and interviews with locals and the lugers themselves, the film offers a compelling argument for why the course is important to the community, even if the locals do not quite see it themselves."<ref name=pov/>
==Awards==
At the [[31st Sarajevo Film Festival]], it won the UniCredit Audience Award for Best Documentary Film.<ref>Jamie Casemore, [https://playbackonline.ca/2025/08/25/ryan-sidhoos-doc-the-track-wins-over-sarajevo-audiences/ "Ryan Sidhooβs doc The Track wins over Sarajevo audiences"]. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'', August 25, 2025.</ref>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|35932393}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Track, The}}
[[Category:2025 films]]
[[Category:2025 documentary films]]
[[Category:Canadian sports documentary films]]
[[Category:2020s English-language films]]
[[Category:English-language Canadian films]]
[[Category:Bosnian-language films]]
[[Category:2020s Canadian films]]
{{2020s-Canada-documentary-film-stub}}
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