Cinema Now / CBC Films

Run for Life

Run for Life

Genre: Documentary film
Country: Serbia, Japan
Year: 2010

Director: Mladen Matičević
Scenario: Mladen Matičević
Photography: Nikola Majdak Jr.
Editor: Suzana Stevanović

Cast: Gebrezieher Gebre Selasse, Tamirat Legesse, Estifanos Eshetu, Mladen Matičević, Zoran Molović


Synopsis:

In December of 2007, after participating in Podgorica marathon(Montenegro), 3 Ethiopian athletes, decided not to return to Ethiopia, but to run across the border with Serbia, and ask for political refugee status there.

After two months in a refugee camp, they were invited by Serbian coach Zoran Molovich to move to his property in Pambukovica village, 100 km from Belgrade, and to train and live there. Ever since they won their first race in Serbia in March of 2008, it became clear that they are faster then any of the Serbian marathone runners. In summer of 2008 Serbian sport officials promised the Ethiopians that they will recive Serbian citizenship and passports and become members of the serbian national team. Without any explanation, this promise was never fullfiled and therefore Ethiopians didn't solve their legal status.


producer:

STARHILL

Golsvortijeva 12, Beograd
tel: +381 11 241 49 77, +381 63 749 87 04
fax: +381 11 241 49 77
office@starhill.rs

 

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