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The Athlete(Movie, 2009)

Original title: "The athlete" (English/EN)
1h 32min | Genres: Drama, History
The AthleteRating: 3.1/5 (with 44 votes)
The Athlete (Amharic: እትሌቱ, Atletu) is a 2009 Ethiopian drama film directed by Davey Frankel and Rasselas Lakew. The film was selected as the Ethiopian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. It was the first Ethiopian film to be submitted in the category for Best Foreign Language Film. The film has been reviewed in an international journal. A mixture of fiction and stock footage, The Athlete is a portrait of the marathon runner from Ethiopia, Abebe Bikila. In 1960, he participated in the Rome Olympic Games as a complete unknown. However, the son of a shepherd ran barefoot and won the gold medal. Four years later, he repeated his feat at the Tokyo Olympic Games, becoming the first man to win the Olympic marathon twice in a row. A few years later, he suffered a car accident and lost the use of his legs. He died four years later. ()
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About The Athlete

Running the streets of Rome in 1960, an unknown, barefooted 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 would become the first person in history to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the marathon.

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Additional Information

Shot in: Bulgaria
Plays in: Ethiopia
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: Amharic (AM), English (EN)
Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 03/09/2009
Director: Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Atletu"

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