Film · Documentary
The runner (2013)
1 h 35 minDocumentary2013
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.
- Director
- Saeed Taji Farouky
- Country
- Algeria, France, Ireland
- Language
- Arabic
- Release date
- November 10, 2013
