Ferrari Biopic Will Painstakingly Recreate the Carnage and Heartbreak of 1950s Racing

The story of Enzo Ferrari, the man behind the winningest Formula 1 team ever and arguably the greatest performance car dynasty out there, is a tough one to cram into a feature film. But acclaimed director Michael Mann of Heat and Ali is giving it a shot, by focusing on the blackest summer of Enzo's life in a new biopic, Ferrari. In an interview with Variety, Mann revealed the movie will spare no detail—not even the most gruesome racing tragedies.

Speaking to Variety, Mann revealed that the Adam Driver-starring film will take place in the summer of 1957 as a multitude of conflicts in Ferrari's life come to a head. His company is struggling, his drivers are dying, and his wife feels it all as acutely as he does, because she's Ferrari's CFO. What she doesn't know is that Enzo's been hiding a son with his mistress, and on top of it all, Ferrari is still reeling from the death of his young son Dino the year prior. His best hope is success in the Mille Miglia, a sports car race that traverses Italy.