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Ronnie O'Sullivan tells his story in new film arriving this month

The trailer for Ronnie O'Sullivan: The Edge of Everything has been released ahead of the feature-length documentary's arrival on Prime Video on Thursday 23 November and in selected cinemas on Friday 24 November.

The film's premiere will take place in selected cinemas on Tuesday 21 November, when O'Sullivan will take part in a live Q&A with executive producer David Beckham.

Releasing the trailer, Prime Video said: "In 2021, Ronnie O'Sullivan made the decision to allow total access to his life for the first time ever, at a moment when he was beginning to consider a world beyond snooker, opening the doors to his personal life and a remarkable cast of characters for the very first time.

"Facing the end of a wildly successful but turbulent career, the snooker legend found himself on the verge of a career-defining tournament to win the snooker world championship for a record seventh time. With the cameras rolling, Ronnie was pulled back into the dark side of competition that he was ready to leave behind.

"This new feature-length documentary, from acclaimed filmmaker Sam Blair (Make Us Dream, Keep Quiet, Maradona '86), explores how one of the most revered and accomplished British sporting heroes is able to function at the highest level despite a constant battle with his inner demons."

"It is a film about a great artist at work, but also about a person struggling with themselves and the factors in their life that are out of their control"

"My highs and lows have been well-documented by the media, but I felt like now was the right time to do something more definitive - something that I can look back and reflect on as I contemplate retirement," O'Sullivan explained.

"Going into my seventh world championship, I wasn't sure I had it in me, but allowing the cameras in ended up driving me on in many ways and gave me a different perspective."

Director Blair added: "Throughout the making of this film, Ronnie allowed his charisma, complexities and contradictions appear naturally - he was profoundly himself, raw and unfiltered, and that made the often awkward and complicated situation of making a film simple for me.

"My job, as I explained to Ronnie, was to do justice to his story and his experience, and to do that we had to find ways for the audience to grasp the full bandwidth of his experience - from rapture to meltdown.

"I see the film as a collaboration with Ronnie to achieve that aim, and I think its power is that we get to see that full range unfold in the present tense.

"It is a film about a great artist at work, but also about a person struggling with themselves and the factors in their life that are out of their control."

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