主演：理查德·阿米aaa
导演：朱利安·琼斯
语言：英语
地区:英国
编剧：朱利安·琼斯
类型：纪录片
上映时间：2009-03-23(英国)
别名：伟大的精子赛跑/精诚所至：小蝌蚪大竞赛
用户标签：纪录片,英国,RichardArmitage,生物,Documentary,Channel4,RCArmitage,英
片长：55分钟
imdb编号：tt1461416
It'sthemostextremeraceonearth-acontestwith250millioncompetitors,onlyonewinnerandrelentlessobstaclesthrowninforgoodmeasure.
Scaleduptohumansizewiththespermplayedbyrealpeople,TheGreatSpermRacetellsthestoryofhumanconceptionasit'sneverbeentoldbeforeusinghelicopter-mountedcameras,world-renownedscientists,CGIanddramaticreconstructiontoillustratetheextraordinaryjourneyofsperm.
Withthemicroscopicworldofspermandeggaccuratelyscaledupby34,000times,weseethehuman-sizedheroesnegotiatesomeoftheworld'smoststrikinglandscapeswhentheepicproportionsofthevaginabecometheCanadianRockiesandthebuildingsonLondon'sSouthBanksymbolisetheintricaciesofthecervix.
Withthefemalebodydesignedtorepelanddestroyinvaders,fromacidicvaginalwallstoimpassablecervicalcrypts,thespermfaceunremittingobstacles.'Thebattlethatspermhaveinordertofindandfertiliseaneggisjustimmense,'explainsDrAllanPacey.'Everythingisworkingagainstspermandthey'renotreallygivenahelpinghandbythefemalereproductivetract.'
Hugeswathesperishandonlyonewillreachtheultimategoal-fertilisationoftheeggandthebeginningsofnewlife.
MadeinconjunctionwiththeWellcomeTrustandconsultingtheworld'sleadingreproductivescientists,TheGreatSpermRacedemonstratestheextraordinaryintricaciesofourbodiesandthegiantlotteryofluckthatisourreproductiveprocess.