Director
Jean Stewart
Cast list
| Armin Mueller-Stahl | ... | ||
| Nthati Moshesh | ... | ||
| Paterson Joseph | ... |
Gasa
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| Seputla Sebogodi | ... |
Terror
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| Desmond Dube | ... |
Miso
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| Anna-Mart van der Merwe | ... |
Anna
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| Christopher Kubheka | ... |
Johannes
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| Gift Leotlela | ... |
Popo
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| Jeremia Ramasita | ... |
Kupa
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| Nakedi Ribane | ... |
Blanche
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Credits
Produced by
| Thomas Baer | ... | executive producer |
| Lesley Fox | ... | associate producer |
| Johan Heyns | ... | line producer |
| Gillian Pearson | ... | line producer |
| Sudhir Pragjee | ... | executive producer |
| Anant Singh | ... | producer |
| Sanjeev Singh | ... | executive producer |
| Helena Spring | ... | producer |
Music by
| Trevor Jones | ||
Cinematography by
| Cinders Forshaw | ||
Film Editing by
| Avril Beukes | ||
Casting By
| Christa Schamberger | ||
Synopsis
German-born Bertold Bohmer was a competitive distance runner in his youth who has always dreamed of winning the Comrades Marathon, a punishing 54-mile race that stretches between two cities through a desert in South Africa. Bohmer never achieved this goal, and is now elderly and living in South Africa working as a trainer to help other athletes achieve their dreams. Bohmer is abruptly fired and replaced by a much younger man, Gasa. Bohmer is despondent until he discovers Christine, a young woman he sees jogging one day. Christine accepts Bohmer's invitation to stay with him and train for the Comrades, but she begins to chafe under his rigorous training program; furthermore, when Gasa hears about the remarkable new runner Bohmer has discovered, he tries to convince her to join his team.