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14 May 1999 (USA) morePlot:
The gold medal for the men's 10,000-meter race in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics is won by Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie. | add synopsisUser Comments:
Triumphant and touching moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Haile Gebrsellasie | ... | Himself |
| Shawananness Gebrselassie | ... | Haile's Mother |
| Yonas Zergaw | ... | Young Haile Gebrselassie |
| Tedesse Haile | ... | Young Haile's Father |
| Bekele Gebrselassie | ... | Himself (Haile's Father) |
| Alem Tellahun | ... | Herself (Haile's Wife) |
| Assefa Gebrselassie | ||
| Tizazu Mashresha | ||
| Winishet Tesfaye | ||
| Abinet Tedesse | ||
| Berhane Tesfaye | ||
| Bekele Negash | ||
| Berhane Taye | ||
| Endale Workineh | ||
| Zinash Workineh |
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Continuity: During the close-up of an official at the final you can see runners passing by. One of them is wearing orange (clearly Dutch). In the final there was no Dutchman. moreFAQ
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This movie made my list of top sports films -- along with Lagaan and Chariots of Fire.
The story is simple and tells about the development of this particular writer. It starts with him as a little boy who develops a talent for running because he has to run to school every day. In addition, he has his daily chores. He grows up and wants to be a runner but his father disapproves. Those who like movies about other cultures will find it gentle and refreshing. Most adults should like it. And although the film is about running, it's also about spirituality, family, and running a spiritual race. Although the film has a documentary feel, and definitely marches to its own drum, most kids will identify with Haile as a child and will be as overjoyed at the Olympics scene as the runners family were.
When I used to teach I used to bring in films for my students -- if they were good-- to show them what the rest of the world was like. As I watched this film, it occurred to me that both school teachers and religious teachers could use this film in their classes.
The Ethiopian music on the soundtrack is wonderful.