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The Athlete (Atletu) Trailer (2009)

Trailer for The Athlete.

Running the streets of Rome in 1960, an unknown, barefoot Ethiopian man stunned the world by winning Olympic gold in the marathon. Overnight, Abebe Bikila became a sports legend. A hero in his own country and to the continent, Bikila was the first African to win a gold medal and, four years later in Tokyo, the first person in history to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the marathon. This soldier and quiet son of a shepherd is considered by many the greatest long-distance runner in history.

But his life story only began with Olympic medals. One evening while returning to his home in Addis Ababa after training in the Ethiopian countryside, fate would present this remarkable champion with his greatest challenge; to dig deep within, not just to run the next mile, but to find the will to live. The race of his life had a new beginning and would lead him to places he could never have imagined.

Duration
2 min 47 sec

Views
8,349

Posted On
March 21, 2011
Director
Davey Frankel

Writer
Davey Frankel

Studio
Independent

Release
June 2, 2009
Cast
Rasselas Lakew
Dag Malmberg
Ruta Gedmintas
Abba Waka Dessalegn
Trailer Tracks
No Music Available
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