Second Sight films have decided to whet everyone’s appetite
for this year’s Olympic games with a timely release of this 1999 film.
It tells the story of Haile Gebreselassie, an unassuming boy
from an impoverished background in Ethiopia, who went on to become one of the
greatest long distance runners in history.
The man himself participates in the film by playing the
grown-up Gebreselassie as the story shifts between past and “present”. The
twelve mile round trip to school every day provided the opportunity to run and
young Haile took it in his stride, the lad seemed to run everywhere but his
traditional Father soon encouraged him to find a “proper” job.
Culminating at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta this beautifully shot film manages to
capture the spirit shown by a determined man as he pursues his dream and
attempts to make his family and his country proud.
Captivating and stirring this docu-drama perfectly
illustrates that no matter what your background, if you want to be the best,
and you want to beat the rest….dedication’s what you need!
Endurance is available on DVD
in the UK
from 9th July 2012 .
Ric’s Rating: Highly Recommended.
Sounds like a great feel-good movie!
ReplyDeleteYaeh and you don't even need to enjoy athletics to appreciate it Alex.
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