Running Against the Wind
Twelve-year-old friends Solomon and Abdi grow up together in a remote Ethiopian village. But one day they go their separate ways. While Solomon moves to Addis Ababa to become a photographer, Abdi stays in the village and trains hard to fulfill his dream of emulating the athletic success of world-famous Ethiopian long-distance runner Haile Gebrselassie: Ten years later, Abdi is nominated for the Ethiopian national running team. This leads him to Addis Ababa, where he searches for his old friend, who is living with his family in an extremely precarious situation.
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Music
Cast
- Abdi Getachew
- Solomon Tefera
- Kiflom
- Fikir
- Genet
- Abdi (jung)
- Solomon (jung)
- Joker
- Coach Negussie Mariam
- Haile Gebreselassie
Production company
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Script supervisor
Screenplay
Director of photography
Camera operator
Assistant camera
Visual effects
Still photography
Lighting design
Production design
Art director
Make-up artist
Costume design
Editing
Sound editor
Sound design
Sound
Audio mixing
Casting
Music
Arrangement
Cast
- Abdi Getachew
- Solomon Tefera
- Kiflom
- Fikir
- Genet
- Abdi (jung)
- Solomon (jung)
- Joker
- Coach Negussie Mariam
- Haile Gebreselassie
- Paul Reeb
- Musiker
- Musiker
- Sport Journalist
Production company
Co-Producer
Executive producer
Associate producer
Unit production manager
Location manager
Production coordinator
Original distributor
Shoot
- 01.04.2017 - 15.04.2018: Addis Abeba, Ganda Abd
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 11.07.2023, 243913, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (ET): 14.09.2019, Addis Abeba;
Erstaufführung (DE): 2022, Emden-Norderney, Internationales Filmfest;
Kinostart (DE): 20.07.2023
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE) Running Against the Wind
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 11.07.2023, 243913, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (ET): 14.09.2019, Addis Abeba;
Erstaufführung (DE): 2022, Emden-Norderney, Internationales Filmfest;
Kinostart (DE): 20.07.2023
Awards
- Debütpreis