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A failed track coach finally finds someone who he believes has what it takes to win. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
A fine film about contemporary South Africa's stellar marathon race of 90 k moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Armin Mueller-Stahl | ... | Bertold 'Barry' Bohmer |
 | Nthati Moshesh | ... | Christine Moyo |
| Paterson Joseph | ... | Gasa |
| Septula Sebogodi | ... | Terror (as Seputla Sebogodi) |
| Desmond Dube | ... | Miso |
| Anna-Mart van der Merwe | ... | Anna |
| Christopher Kubheka | ... | Johannes |
| Gift Leotlela | ... | Popo |
| Jeremia Ramasita | ... | Kupa |
| Nakedi Ribane | ... | Blanche |
| Chris Van Niekerk | ... | Pool |
| Wilson Dunster | ... | Suiker |
| Clementine Mosimane | ... | Marie |
| Terence Reis | ... | Dr. Paul |
| Elize Cawood | ... | Mrs. Suiker |
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The previous commentator who rated this film "1" based on seeing the last 10 minutes is laughable and irresponsible. This is a sensitive and will-developed film about a lonely old failed-runner turned coach who lives for running and finds a promising young woman refugee whom he wants to train for this grueling race. She is an illegal refugee from Namibia who runs to forget her troubles -- not into racing -- and he rescues her from deportation and takes over her life in order to train her. Eventually she rebels and leaves because she is young and wants a life of her own, but returns to running and works with him and his bunch of male runners as her group support. The cinematography is excellent and the music -- using local native bands and songs of prominence -- first rate. If the film were such a travesty on racing, why would the sponsoring organization of this grueling race cooperate with and allow the movie to be shot as an exemplar of the race. How many American runners have run 90k? With a good part of the race toward the end a steep uphill? This is a fine movie, a heart-warming story, unlike the vast majority of sock-em, kill-em, torture-em or gen-x mixed-up kids seeking their identity.