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The runner (2013)
Directed by Saeed Taji Farouky
Documentary · 1h 35m
The Runner is a film about endurance. It is the story of a champion long-distance runner whose journey transformed him from an athlete into the symbol of a national liberation movement. Salah Hmatou Ameidan is willing to risk his life, his career, his family and his nationality to run for a country that doesn't exist. He is from Western Sahara, officially Africa's last colony and under Moroccan occupation since 1975.
Crew
- Director
- Saeed Taji Farouky
- Director of Photography
- Saeed Taji Farouky
Details
- Release date
- 2013-11-10
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- AR
- Spoken languages
- Arabic
- Countries
- France, Ireland, United Kingdom, Spain, Algeria, Western Sahara