90 minutes to get to know both an extraordinary athlete and an extraordinary man. With exclusive access to the life of the best sprinter of all time, the documentary Usain Bolt: The Fast Man Alive immerses us in this exceptional athlete’s preparation for the 2012 London Olympics where he will try to keep his three Olympic titles and world records. Training, competitions, hallways, free time – the documentary follows the fastest man in the world step by step. How will this angel-faced athlete, a showman even at the starting block of the Olympic final, become a legend?

This is complete immersion in the life of Usain Bolt, from his false start at the 2011 World Championships in South Korea to the tracks of Kingstion where he sprints under the orders of his coach since 2004, Glen Mills. Gaël Leiblang’s camera cannot help but capture remarkable moments. The champion’s breath is short, his face is grimacing, he is shirtless, his body sharp and he has the gaze of someone focussed on a near impossible challenge: to bring home, yet again, three gold medals from the London Olympics.

But this 25-year-old Jamaican athlete’s story did not start on Kingston’s dance floors and it most certainly did not start on the running track…

This documentary delves deep into the heart of Jamaica and into Bolt’s roots to understand the stages that marked his incredible journey.

His first races and his first title at 15 years of age, his training, his gym sessions, his tenacity…the documentary presents all the sides of this unusual world champion with his unlikely sprinter’s body: those long legs that allow him a stride of 2m70.

Through an immersion into his daily life, the documentary reveals the many sides of this 25-year-old who, apart from being an athlete, also enjoys his life of friends, music, clothes and gaming.