Atletu

Credits

Name: Atletu

Country: Äthiopien; Deutschland

Year of publication: 2009

Format: Digital

Color: color

Language : OF m. dt. UT

Duration: 92 Minuten

Direction: Frankel, Davey; Lakew, Rasselas

Screenplay: Frankel, Davey; Lakew, Rasselas

Camera: Moore, Toby; Pfeiffer, Philip C.; Spassov, Radoslav; Taylor, Rodney

Editing: Mayer, Matt; Frankel, Davey

Sound: Drost, Andreas

Actor: Lakew, Rasselas; Malmberg, Dag; Gedmintas, Ruta; Dessalegn, Abba Waka

Abstract

Atletu is a moving portrayal of the legendary marathon runner Abebe Bikila from Ethiopia who participated in the Rome Olympics in 1960. The then unknown son of a shepherd ran the long distance in the capital of the former colonial masters barefooted. And he was the first African to win a gold medal. Four years later he repeated his success at the Tokyo Olympics, thus becoming the first person to win consecutive Olympic marathons. Back in Addis Abeba he became a legend. However, after a tragic blow of fate he had to face a much bigger challenge than in sports...

With its impressive archival footage, this fascinating feature film was screened at more than 50 international festivals.

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