Released:
2009-03-09

Overview:
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.

Directors:
Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew

Runtime:
1h 32min

Genre:
Drama, History

• Cast:
• 
  Rasselas Lakew
  as
  Abebe Bikila
• 
  Dag Malmberg
  as
  Onni
• 
  Ruta Gedmintas
  as
  Charlotte
• 
  Abba Waka Dessalegn
  as
  . The Priest
• 
  Johnny Ashenafi
  as
  Coach Nega