
Attention-ALifeinExtremesisa90-minutedocumentaryfilm,basedonthestoriesofthreeextraordinarymenandwillgiveanunusualperspectiveontheconditionsandformsofexpressionthatdefineourmodernsociety.<br/> Wewillfollowawingsuitflyer(HalvorAngvik),afreediver(GuillaumeNéry)andanextremecyclist(GerhardGulewicz)intheirambitiousstruggletoreachthetopintheirfieldinthesportsworld.<br/> Theyflyalongcraggycliffs,divewithoutoxygenequipmentinthedepthsoftheseaandcompeteduringinconceivablyexhaustingcyclingtours.Byprovidingevidencethatthehumanbodypossessearlierunthought-ofabilities,thesemenrisetothestatusofmodern-dayheroes.<br/> Thesearepeople,whostandoutfromthecrowdbypossessingspecialskillsandextraordinaryadventurismastheychallengeacceptedphysicalandmentallimits.Butwhatmakestheheroesdothis?Whatsortoflivesdopeoplelive,whoareattheallegedheadofasociallyrecognizedelite?<br/> Theprocess,theapparatusandthenecessarysupport,whicharecrucialforsuccessinsport,willbeexplained.Atthesametime,however,itwillbeimportanttoexplore,thedifficultiesofeconomicsurvivalandtheresultingneedforcontemporarymediastylization.Thepersonalstoriesofthethreeathleteswillillustratethesocialconditions,whichinfluencedthemontheirpathtowardsbecomingtheheroestheyarenow.<br/> Themachinerybehindthepopularphenomenon,theeconomicfactorandtheheromythwillnotjustbeshownbutalsocriticallyquestioned.Theathleteswillrevealtheirpersonalside,providingacontrasttotheirroleasmodernheroes.Wegettoknowthewishesandfearsofthefamily.Andweventureonestepfurtherintothepsycheoftheathletesbygettingtoknowtheirinnercircleoffriends.Questionsabouttheextraordinarylifestylesofthesepeoplewillbeconsidered.Doheroeseat,drinkandlivedifferently?
