The Athlete

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The Athlete
Directed by Davey Frankel
Rasselas Lakew
Produced by Davey Frankel
Rasselas Lakew
Written by Davey Frankel
Rasselas Lakew
Mikael Aemiro Awake
Starring Rasselas Lakew
Editing by Davey Frankel
Release dates
  • June 2009 (2009-06) (EIFF)
Running time 93 minutes
Country Ethiopia
Language Amharic, English, Oromo, Norwegian

The Athlete (Amharic: Atletu?) is a 2009 Ethiopian drama film directed by Davey Frankel and Rasselas Lakew. The film was selected as the Ethiopian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,[1] but it did not make the final shortlist.[2] It was the first Ethiopian film to be submitted in the category for Best Foreign Language Film.[3]

A mixture of fiction and stock footage, The Athlete is a portrait of the legendary marathoner from Ethiopia, Abebe Bikila. In 1960, he participated in the Rome Olympic Games as a complete unknown. However, the son of a shepherd ran barefoot and won the gold medal. Four years later, he repeated his feat at the Tokyo Olympic Games, becoming the first man to win the Olympic marathon twice in a row. A few years later, he suffered a car accident and lost the use of his legs. He died four years later.

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References

  1. ↑ "2010-2011 Foreign Language Film Award Screening Schedule". Oscars.org. Retrieved 2010-12-24. 
  2. ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-01-19. 
  3. ↑ "65 Countries Enter Race for 2010 Foreign Language Film Oscar". Oscars.org. Retrieved 2010-12-24. 

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