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Human Playground

This docuseries explores the origins and evolution of play across the globe, from age-old rituals to billion-dollar businesses.

Director

Tomas Kaan, Morgan Knibbe, Willem Timmers

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Totem Media,Scenery

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https://www.netflix.com/title/81122619

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Amy finishes as one of the last today. - Human Playground

Amy finishes as one of the last today.

But not all runners
made it back to the camp. - Human Playground

But not all runners made it back to the camp.

Someone died at 5:00 p.m. today
from a cardiac arrest. - Human Playground

Someone died at 5:00 p.m. today from a cardiac arrest.

And even doctors. But unfortunately, - Human Playground

And even doctors. But unfortunately,

And the death was pronounced afterward. - Human Playground

And the death was pronounced afterward.

The tragic news
spreads sadness through the camp. - Human Playground

The tragic news spreads sadness through the camp.

Each runner has to be self-sufficient, - Human Playground

Each runner has to be self-sufficient,

One simple rule dominates the event. - Human Playground

One simple rule dominates the event.

Failure always looms
in the background, - Human Playground

Failure always looms in the background,

Amy and her competitors - Human Playground

Amy and her competitors

This may be a game, - Human Playground

This may be a game,

You're in this giant oven, - Human Playground

You're in this giant oven,

Your skin turning red, not from the sun,
but just from the heat of the sand. - Human Playground

Your skin turning red, not from the sun, but just from the h...

...that I'm not strong enough, - Human Playground

...that I'm not strong enough,

And when I get out here
in the heat and the pain, - Human Playground

And when I get out here in the heat and the pain,

My fiercest competition is myself. - Human Playground

My fiercest competition is myself.

We have to push the SOS button.
Push the SOS button so they can help us. - Human Playground

We have to push the SOS button. Push the SOS button so they ...

Somebody help her! Help her! - Human Playground

Somebody help her! Help her!

- Put pressure and lift up.
- No! - Human Playground

- Put pressure and lift up. - No!

Oh my God! Push it! - Human Playground

Oh my God! Push it!

Please, please, please, push! - Human Playground

Please, please, please, push!

Oh my God, please help me! - Human Playground

Oh my God, please help me!

Nobody's gonna understand,
and I get that. - Human Playground

Nobody's gonna understand, and I get that.

Pain is my playground. - Human Playground

Pain is my playground.

Amy's pain is a reminder
of the obstacle she has overcome. - Human Playground

Amy's pain is a reminder of the obstacle she has overco...

For her, the Sahara Desert
symbolizes the battle with pain - Human Playground

For her, the Sahara Desert symbolizes the battle with pain

For thousands of years, - Human Playground

For thousands of years,

These wild cows are terrifying foes. - Human Playground

These wild cows are terrifying foes.

Mathieu runs a cattle farm
with his wife Caroline, - Human Playground

Mathieu runs a cattle farm with his wife Caroline,

which gives him plenty of opportunity
to size up the competition. - Human Playground

which gives him plenty of opportunity to size up the competi...

If the move isn't perfect,
you are putting yourself in jeopardy. - Human Playground

If the move isn't perfect, you are putting yourself in ...

So I'll either leave victorious
or else end up in the infirmary. - Human Playground

So I'll either leave victorious or else end up in the i...

Course landaise is
a long-standing tradition - Human Playground

Course landaise is a long-standing tradition

Even with their horns padded, - Human Playground

Even with their horns padded,

To raise the stakes further, - Human Playground

To raise the stakes further,

Tonight, the game is extra tough. - Human Playground

Tonight, the game is extra tough.

When I enter the arena,
I come to give it my all. - Human Playground

When I enter the arena, I come to give it my all.

If you are hit by a cow
charging at 50 kilometers per hour, - Human Playground

If you are hit by a cow charging at 50 kilometers per hour,

That's when you realize
the importance of life. - Human Playground

That's when you realize the importance of life.

Mathieu must face
a charging beast for as long as he dares, - Human Playground

Mathieu must face a charging beast for as long as he dares,

As I'm getting older, I admit that
I'm becoming more aware of the danger. - Human Playground

As I'm getting older, I admit that I'm becoming mo...

For Mathieu,
it's been a painful night, - Human Playground

For Mathieu, it's been a painful night,

For centuries, this kind of bravery
helped us survive. - Human Playground

For centuries, this kind of bravery helped us survive.

But these days, we're more likely
to face our death or excruciating pain - Human Playground

But these days, we're more likely to face our death or ...

But it's not just men
who enter the world of pain - Human Playground

But it's not just men who enter the world of pain

But now it's time
for the women to risk their lives. - Human Playground

But now it's time for the women to risk their lives.

This year, the famous
Paris-Roubaix cycle race - Human Playground

This year, the famous Paris-Roubaix cycle race

This is Ellen van Dijk, - Human Playground

This is Ellen van Dijk,

People say, "Wow, impressive.
She still cycles on with that injury." - Human Playground

People say, "Wow, impressive. She still cycles on with ...

If you don't immediately get back
on your bike, - Human Playground

If you don't immediately get back on your bike,

Today is a tipping point
in women's sporting history. - Human Playground

Today is a tipping point in women's sporting history.

It's going to be exciting, tough, heroic. - Human Playground

It's going to be exciting, tough, heroic.

But I can't really imagine it yet. - Human Playground

But I can't really imagine it yet.

Cycling is a team sport, - Human Playground

Cycling is a team sport,

None of the cyclists will say,
"This is not responsible. I quit." - Human Playground

None of the cyclists will say, "This is not responsible...

It's the suffering
that will make these girls heroines today - Human Playground

It's the suffering that will make these girls heroines ...

Nobody in the race wants to fall. - Human Playground

Nobody in the race wants to fall.

Here we see more
of the first crash. Anna Henderson there. - Human Playground

Here we see more of the first crash. Anna Henderson there.

A lot of riders down in that crash. - Human Playground

A lot of riders down in that crash.

With 51.7 kilometers to go, - Human Playground

With 51.7 kilometers to go,

You see how slippery it is
from when Ellen van Dijk had that problem - Human Playground

You see how slippery it is from when Ellen van Dijk had that...

Breaking boundaries, looking for pain. - Human Playground

Breaking boundaries, looking for pain.

That's when you really feel alive.
That life doesn't become a rut. - Human Playground

That's when you really feel alive. That life doesn'...

Here's Ellen van Dijk. - Human Playground

Here's Ellen van Dijk.

As a cyclist,
we have a certain function in the team. - Human Playground

As a cyclist, we have a certain function in the team.

All the cyclists have to suffer
in order to fulfill their function. - Human Playground

All the cyclists have to suffer in order to fulfill their fu...

Big crash there
for Elisa Longo Borghini. - Human Playground

Big crash there for Elisa Longo Borghini.

As injured racers
are pulled out of the way, - Human Playground

As injured racers are pulled out of the way,

Girls, you need
to fucking close sector five. - Human Playground

Girls, you need to fucking close sector five.

Borghini knows
what to do, and Ellen van Dijk too. - Human Playground

Borghini knows what to do, and Ellen van Dijk too.

Ellen van Dijk
hits the deck. That's a huge crash. - Human Playground

Ellen van Dijk hits the deck. That's a huge crash.

Big crash of Ellen van Dijk,
and they really thumped down then. - Human Playground

Big crash of Ellen van Dijk, and they really thumped down th...

Ellen van Dijk just lost the wheel
on that crown, didn't she, Hannah? - Human Playground

Ellen van Dijk just lost the wheel on that crown, didn'...

This is an incredible and historic day
for women's cycling and sport... - Human Playground

This is an incredible and historic day for women's cycl...

In the end, you decide your pain limit
and how much you can handle. - Human Playground

In the end, you decide your pain limit and how much you can ...

I got a headache... - Human Playground

I got a headache...

As a professional athlete, - Human Playground

As a professional athlete,

But facing pain
isn't just for the professionals. - Human Playground

But facing pain isn't just for the professionals.

Breaking the pain barrier can also
be an incredibly personal journey. - Human Playground

Breaking the pain barrier can also be an incredibly personal...

It can be done in complete privacy
with only one adversary. - Human Playground

It can be done in complete privacy with only one adversary.

Kiki Bosch doesn't have a team. - Human Playground

Kiki Bosch doesn't have a team.

And diving into
the most darkest parts of my being - Human Playground

And diving into the most darkest parts of my being

A few years ago, I got sexually assaulted. - Human Playground

A few years ago, I got sexually assaulted.

And I really couldn't handle that. - Human Playground

And I really couldn't handle that.

I didn't know
if I wanted to face life anymore, - Human Playground

I didn't know if I wanted to face life anymore,

On one of her previous dives, - Human Playground

On one of her previous dives,

But now she is determined
to defy the elements once again. - Human Playground

But now she is determined to defy the elements once again.

Every dive, - Human Playground

I surrender the body to the environment. - Human Playground

I surrender the body to the environment.

Of being okay with all the forces in life
that press against us. - Human Playground

Of being okay with all the forces in life that press against...

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This docuseries explores the origins and evolution of play across the globe, from age-old rituals to billion-dollar businesses.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Tomas Kaan, Morgan Knibbe, Willem Timmers

Writer: Hannelore Vandenbussche, Maarten Hoedemaekers

Production: Totem Media,Scenery

Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice:

Released: 30 Sep 2022

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81122619