Full Synopsis
Town Of Runners is a feature documentary about young people from Ethiopian rural town of Bekoji, whose runners have won 8 Olympic Gold Medals, 32 World Championships and broken 10 world records in the last 20 years. The film follows two girls as they strive to emulate their local heroes, making the journey from school track to national competition and from childhood to adulthood. Thier mentor is a former PE teacher who has discovered and trained many of the world's leading long distance runners including Tirunesh and Genzebe Dibaba, Kenenisa Bekele and Deratu Tulu.
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Film Crew
- : Jerry Rothwell
- : Jerry Rothwell
- : Alan Mackay
- : Al Morrow
- : Kristín Ólafsdóttir
- : Jonny Persey
- : Stewart Le Marechal
- : Dan Demissie
- : Stephen Goldsmith
- : Vincent Watts
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- Couleur
- English
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The film tells the story of two young girls, living in a rural African town as they try to run their way to a different life.Press
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In an Olympic year, here’s an inspirational reminder of what it’s all about.
Simon Kinnear, Total Film
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