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A loose and uninhibited portrait of racecar driver Ben Pon. Director Trino Flothuis and cameraman Jan de Bont follow the good-humoured, well-to-do Pon at home, and on the circuit.
A loose and uninhibited portrait of racecar driver Ben Pon. Director Trino Flothuis and cameraman Jan de Bont follow the good-humoured, well-to-do Pon at home, during the hunt and while racing at Zandvoort circuit and the Nürburgring. We also see him at the funeral of a crashed fellow racing driver, where he is asked about his fascination with racing, its thrills and dangers.

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Producer
TV company
VPRO TV

Title: Passing By
Year: 1968
Duration : 32 minutes
Category: Short Documentary
Edition: NFF 2006

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