The Long Run is a 2001 film starring Oscar nominee Armin Mueller-Stahl as a running coach and Nthati Moshesh as a young runner. It was directed by Jean Stewart and written by Johann Potgieter.
The film is based around the Comrades Marathon, an ultra-marathon race run over a distance of approximately 90 km (55.9 mi) between the capital of the Kwazulu-Natal Province of South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, and the coastal city of Durban.
Cast
- Armin Mueller-Stahl as Bertold 'Barry' Bohmer
- Nthati Moshesh as Christine Moyo
- Paterson Joseph as Gasa
- Desmond Dube as Miso
- Seputla Sebogodi as Terror
- Gift Leotlela as Popo
- Nakedi Ribane as Blanche
- Wilson Dunster as Suiker
- Chris van Niekerk as Pool
- Elize Cawood as Mrs. Suiker
- Rika Sennett as Greta
- Melody House as Emily
See also
- List of films about the sport of athletics
References
External links
- The Long Run at IMDb
