The Long Run

The Long Run

2001
1h 52m
6.3

6.3/10

8 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

A failed track coach finally finds someone who he believes has what it takes to win. The Comrades Marathon is a 90-k race in South Africa. An aging running coach, Barry, wants to field a winner; he's working with four men from a factory, but when he's fired to make way for a smooth, corporate type, he's at loose ends. Then he sees Christine, a Namibian immigrant who runs to forget her troubles. He offers to coach her and soon she's living at his house, following his diet and training regimen. But his single-mindedness gets to her: she wants a job and a place of her own. Plus, the man who replaced Barry likes her and wants her away from Barry. Can runner and coach (woman and man, African and European) sort out their complex relationship before the race? Written by

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Distant Horizon
Production Countries
South Africa
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date May 4, 2001
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0218411

Cast

Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin Mueller-Stahl

Bertold " Barry " Böhmer

Nthati Moshesh
Nthati Moshesh

Christine Moyo

Paterson Joseph
Paterson Joseph

Gasa

Seputla Sebogodi
Seputla Sebogodi

Terror

Desmond Dube
Desmond Dube

Miso

Anna-Mart van der Merwe
Anna-Mart van der Merwe

Anna

Christopher Kubheka
Christopher Kubheka

Johannes

Gift Leotlela
Gift Leotlela

Popo

Jeremia Ramasita
Jeremia Ramasita

Kupa

Elize Cawood
Elize Cawood

Mrs Suiker

Key Crew

Anant Singh
Producer
Helena Spring
Producer
Jean Stewart
Director
Johann Potgieter
Screenplay