Modern Times: Weekend Warriors

The world of extreme military-style obstacle courses is taking the country by storm. In total, 205,000 people ran obstacle races in Britain in 2013. This film follows five men over the length of one such course, the Tough Mudder. As they attempt to conquer the 12 mile course they face 12-foot walls, crawling through mud-filled trenches, enduring electrocution, and submerging themselves in giant skips full of ice. As well as following their gruelling training regimes, the programme explores the reasons why they are subjecting themselves to this torture, and is a poignant examination of fragile 21st century masculinity