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- DirectorMarcel BarrenaStarsDani RoviraKarra ElejaldeAlexandra JiménezBased on true events, a Spanish man with multiple sclerosis who tried to finish an Iron-Man competition despite he was told that he could not make 100 meters.
- DirectorJim de ZoeteEdward SunderlandStarsSebastian CoeSteve CramDavid RudishaThe story of middle-distance runner David Rudisha as he breaks the 800m world record with help from his unconventional coach and Roman Catholic missionary Colm O'Connell.
- DirectorYan EnglandStarsAntoine Olivier PilonSophie NélisseLou-Pascal TremblayTim, a shy 16 years old athlete, is both brilliant and talented. But the pressure he undergoes pushes him to the edge, where human limits reach the point of no return.
- DirectorDaniel GordonStarsDon CatlinLinford ChristieRobson da SilvaIn the history of the Olympics, there's never been a controversy quite like what ensued over the 100 meter race at Seoul in 1988. The match brought together Carl Lewis (USA) and Ben Johnson (Canada) who had been fierce competitors. Lewis was known as a savvy careerist who became an American hero at the previous Los Angeles Olympics. Johnson was his chief rival, considered an underdog due to his recovery from a pulled hamstring. In less than 10 seconds, Johnson edged out in front of Lewis to win the Seoul race. But that wasn't the end. Three days later, in a reversal of fortune, the Olympic committee announced that Johnson had failed a drug test, losing his medal to Lewis in disgrace. A mystery still shrouds the race. Was Johnson exceptional in his drug usage or merely the fall guy for a widespread practice? Six of the eight finalists in the 1988 race have since been implicated for drugs -- although some still deny any wrongdoing. Filmmaker Daniel Gordon, digs into the controversy, conducting extensive interviews with Lewis and Johnson as well as their competitors, coaches and Olympic insiders. He uncovers layers of intrigue, deception and favoritism that change our perception of the way this story has previously been told. The Seoul race wound up being the world's wake-up call to drugs in sports. Now the problem runs rampant throughout professional and amateur athletics. As drug-testing gets more sophisticated, so do means of evading it. This powerful story forces us to question what we expect from our athletes as they pursue records in the name of national pride. This story from the past is vital to understanding the future of sports.
- DirectorCharles-Olivier MichaudStarsKelly BlatzRichard JenkinsKim BasingerA former track coach decides to train a student with natural athletic talent. Tragedy strikes, forcing the student to confront everything that has been holding him back.
- DirectorRalph L. ThomasStarsEric FryerRobert DuvallChris MakepeaceThe true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.
- DirectorDon McBreartyStarsShawn AshmoreRyan McDonaldNoah ReidThe story of Terry Fox's unprecendented cross-Canada marathon on an artificial leg for cancer research that made him a national hero.
- DirectorJean StewartStarsArmin Mueller-StahlNthati MosheshPaterson JosephA failed track coach finally finds someone who he believes has what it takes to win.
- DirectorMichael AndersonStarsSean AstinBob AndersonBilly MillsA Long Run tells one man's story, but it's every runner's journey. Bob Anderson's amazing life connects us to icons like Bill Rodgers, Billy Mills and Paula Radcliffe but also to the low-budget thrill of a community 5K. The gorgeous cinematography captures The Avenue of the Giants, the San Francisco landscapes and the vistas of Fort Bragg. And the smoothly intertwined stories - his 50-race challenge, the magazine, the running boom - are handled with Olympic-caliber pacing.
- DirectorTony RichardsonStarsMichael RedgraveTom CourtenayAvis BunnageA young thief takes up long-distance running when he is sent to a borstal.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsJames CoburnSusan AntonCurd JürgensA neo-Nazi doctor tries to make a superwoman of his daughter who has been specially fed, exercised, and conditioned since she was a child in preparation of the Olympics.
- DirectorJon DunhamStarsMatt DamonRobert de CastellaManzie JonesThe history of the Boston Marathon from its humble origins starting with only 15 runners, to the first female runners, through the tragedy in 2013, and ultimately the triumph of 2014.
- DirectorSoumendra PadhiStarsManoj BajpayeeMayur Mahendra PatoleGajraj RaoA biopic about Budhia Singh, the world's youngest marathon runner whose story garnered controversy and inspiration around the world.
- DirectorHugh HudsonStarsBen CrossIan CharlesonNicholas FarrellTwo British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.
- DirectorMichael MannStarsPeter StraussRichard LawsonRoger E. MosleyA prisoner gets a chance to take part in the Olympics.
- DirectorLeif TildenStarsGraham RogersTim RothStefanie ScottAfter a teenager's friends die in an accident, he finds running allows him to remember them perfectly. Running, however, also brings him notoriety. He is caught between keeping the past alive and making new memories in the present.
- DirectorRakeysh Omprakash MehraStarsFarhan AkhtarKousi OrfahliDeepak Singh RawatThe truth behind the ascension of Milkha Singh, who was scarred by of the India-Pakistan partition.
- DirectorJennifer Steinman SterninStarsSamantha GashTremaine KentDavid O'BrienA diverse cast of non-professional runners attempt to complete the most difficult ultramarathon race series on Earth. Their dramatic journey takes them across the World's most picturesque yet brutal landscapes, pushing their bodies, hearts and spirits through a myriad of external and internal obstacles. DESERT RUNNERS delves into the mindset of ultra-athletes, and the complex ways in which human beings deal with both heartbreak and triumph.
- DirectorSandy TungStarsRicky SchroderBrad PittCarrie SnodgressTwo brothers: one a drug-dealing layabout, while the other is a hardworking "model son." When the one begins straightening himself out by becoming a high school track star, the other is jealous and retreats into alcohol.
- DirectorFranck DuboscStarsFranck DuboscAlexandra LamyElsa ZylbersteinJocelyn is a successful businessman, but selfish and misogynistic. He tries to seduce a pretty young woman by pretending to be handicapped until she introduces him to her wheelchair-bound sister.
- DirectorDiederick KoopalStarsStefan de WalleMartin van WaardenbergMarcel HensemaAfter finding out that they have a tax debt of forty thousand euros, four very out-of-shape men working at a car shop start to train for a marathon in which they can win the money to pay the debt.
- DirectorMichael McGowanStarsAdam ButcherCampbell ScottJennifer TillySaint Ralph is the unlikely story of Ralph Walker, a ninth-grader who outran everyone's expectations except his own in his bold quest to win the 1954 Boston Marathon.
- DirectorLeslie WoodheadBud GreenspanStarsHaile GebrselassieShawananness GebrselassieYonas ZergawThe gold medal for the men's 10,000-metre race in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics is won by Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie.
- DirectorRégis WargnierStarsRachida BrakniCyril DescoursClémentine CélariéAfter five years in jail, Leila is free again. Yannick, a young athlete, recently lost his sight in a car crash. The only discipline in which he can compete is running, but he must race tethered to a guide. Before she went to prison, Leila was an elite athlete. She will be Yannick's eyes. Leila keeps quiet about her past. Sick of the sympathy of his family and friends, Yannick welcomes her silence. Training and preparing to race helps them both rebuild their lives. There are past events that won't let go, and present feelings and emotions that bring upheaval and a new direction. But you have to keep running and battling, down the straight to the line.
- DirectorBen TurnerGabe TurnerStarsUsain BoltNugent Walker Jr.Ricky SimmsThe legacy of the fastest man in history, Usain Bolt.
- DirectorMajid MajidiStarsMohammad Amir NajiAmir Farrokh HashemianBahare SeddiqiAfter a boy loses his sister's pair of shoes, he goes on a series of adventures in order to find them. When he can't, he tries a new way to "win" a new pair.
- DirectorJohn NicolellaStarsJames BrolinJosh BrolinMariska HargitayIn order to get better results, a young athlete starts using steroids and begins his downfall.
- DirectorErich LyttleStarsSteve PrefontaineDana CarveyKen KeseyPre" embodied the spirit of athletic excellence. He had a belief in self and sport that transcended all but the outer reaches of human speed and endurance. As a freshman, he appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, which hailed him as "America's Distance Prodigy". By the time he died in a tragic auto accident at the age of 24, Pre held all 7 American records between 2,000 and 10,000 meters. Off the track, he fought relentlessly for the rights of amateur athletes to prosper for their sacrifices. Narrated by Ken Kesey, Fire On the Track is the story of this young lion's life, as told through rare footage and the memories of those who knew him best - his teammates, coaches, family and friends. Interviews include David Bedford, Frank Shorter, Ian Stewart, Bill Bowerman, Jeff Galloway, Dick Buerkle, Lasse Viren, Dana Carvey, Mac Wilkins, Kenny Moore, Dave Wottle, Alberto Salazar, and many more.
- DirectorRodrigo MoroStarsMartín FizHaile GebrselassieBiographical documentary about the Spanish former world marathon champion Martín Fiz. It includes Fiz and other relevant people in Fiz's athletic life are interviewed.
- DirectorPierre MorathStarsDenis AlcadeNeil AmdurGaby Andersen-SchiessToday, all anybody needs to run is the determination and a pair of the right shoes. But just fifty years ago, running was viewed almost exclusively as the domain of elite male athletes who competed on tracks. With insight and propulsive energy, director Pierre Morath traces running�۪s rise to the 1960s, examining how the liberation movements and newfound sense of personal freedom that defined the era took the sport out of the stadiums and onto the streets, and how legends like Steve Prefontaine, Fred Lebow, and Kathrine Switzer redefined running as a populist phenomenon.
- DirectorRegan HallStarsLenora CrichlowPhil DavisJamie HowardA street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
- DirectorEzra HollandSteve NashStarsTerry FoxIn 1980, Fox was seeking a way to raise awareness for cancer research. His own struggle with the disease had resulted in the amputation of his right leg.
- DirectorYoon-Chul JungStarsCho Seung-wooKim Mi-sookLee Ki-youngAn autistic boy discovers he has a talent for running and with the help of the mother participates in a major marathon.
- DirectorBiju ViswanathStarsBristol PomeroyAlec DanaBeth CampbellExplores the relation ship between two poets Richard Harteis and William Meredith former US poet laureate and winner of every major American award for poetry including the 1988 Pulitzer prize.
- DirectorDaniel McCabeStarsLiev SchreiberWhat does it take for the average person to run one of the world's toughest races? NOVA finds out in a program that's both a human story and an intriguing scientific exploration of the way our bodies respond to intense exercise demands. Filmed in cooperation with the Boston Athletic Association, NOVA has been granted unprecedented access to the Boston Marathon course and will take viewers on a unique adventure inside the human body. Every year thousands of athletes from across the globe flock to Boston to run the city's marathon, known worldwide as the ultimate test of stamina and endurance. In the summer of 2006, NOVA began following 13 novices as they took the first step toward completing the 26.2-mile race in April 2007. The group of participants includes a variety of people from diverse backgrounds - a young woman running in memory of her mother, who died in a tragic car accident; a working single mom; even a former NFL linebacker - the unifying element is that not one of them is currently a runner. Over the nine-month training period, exercise and nutrition scientists and doctors at Tufts University use sophisticated technology to monitor the physical transformations that the participants undergo. Intimate interviews reveal the highs and lows along the way. The experience will demand a transformation of mind and body; NOVA cameras will be there, following every step.
- DirectorDavid SchwimmerStarsSimon PeggThandiwe NewtonHank AzariaFive years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.
- DirectorNiki CaroStarsKevin CostnerMaria BelloRamiro RodriguezJim White moves his family after losing his last job as a football coach, and at his new school he turns seven disappointing students into one of the best cross-country teams in the region.
- DirectorNils TavernierStarsJacques GamblinAlexandra LamyFabien HéraudJulien dreams of adventure. But when you live in a wheelchair, such dreams are difficult to fulfill. To do so, Julien challenges his father to compete with him in the "Ironman" triathlon in Nice. A whole family comes together and reconnects in an attempt to see this incredible exploit through.
- DirectorSteven Hilliard SternStarsMichael DouglasSusan AnspachLawrence DaneAmerican marathon runner Michael Andropolis sets his heart on representing his country at the Olympic games. Meanwhile his marriage has fallen apart and his children have no respect for him. He sets out on his task with determination and hope that his success will resolve his personal problems.
- DirectorGregg ChampionStarsMary-Louise ParkerAidan QuinnZac EfronA mom is alone with her fraternal twin sons after they're diagnosed with autism. She tries to give them a normal childhood.
- DirectorBenjamin HeisenbergStarsAndreas LustMarkus SchleinzerRoman KettnerA story based on Johann Rettenberger, an Austrian marathon runner and a bank robber.
- DirectorDavey FrankelRasselas LakewStarsRasselas LakewDag MalmbergRuta GedmintasRunning the streets of Rome in 1960, an unknown, barefooted Ethiopian man stunned the world by winning Olympic gold in the marathon. Overnight, Abebe Bikila became a sports legend. A hero in his own country and to the continent, Bikila was the first African to win a gold medal, and four years later in Tokyo would become the first person in history to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the marathon. This soldier and quiet son of a shepherd would be acknowledged by many as the greatest long distance runner the world had ever known. One evening while returning to his home in Addis Ababa from training in the Ethiopian countryside, Bikila was involved in a tragic car accident which left him paralyzed from the waist down. Unable to walk and faced with the greatest challenge of his life, he struggled to maintain his will to live and in the process discovered a deeper meaning of competition, taking up archery for the Paralympics and competing as a handicapped dog sledder in Norway. Though his running career had come to a tragic end, the race of his life had a new beginning. For the first time, the true story of Bikila's epic quest for life and sport comes to the big screen. Not since Raging Bull has the life of an athlete been rendered with such emotional power and cinematic grace.
- DirectorRob NilssonStarsBruce DernPam GrierBill BaileyIn one final attempt to achieve victory, an aging professional runner is training vigorously for a very tough marathon race.
- DirectorGemma AtwalGemma Atwal's dynamic epic follows four-year-old Budhia, rescued from poverty by Biranchi Das, a larger-than-life judo coach and operator of an orphanage for slum children in the eastern Indian state of Orissa. When Budhia displays an uncommon talent for long-distance running, Biranchi nurtures his gift, heralding him as a folk hero for the impoverished masses, and maybe even for India itself. But after golden child Budhia breaks down during a world-record 65 kilometer run at the age of four, public opinion begins to turn on the guru and his disciple, and soon the two are swept up in a maelstrom of media controversy and political scandal. Following Budhia's roller-coaster journey over five years, Marathon Boy is a Dickensian tale of greed, corruption, and broken dreams set between the heart-racing world of marathon running, the poverty-stricken slums, and the political intrigue of a modernizing India. Nothing is what it seems in Budhia and Biranchi's story, and Atwal continually shifts viewer identification to tell both a shocking story of opportunism and exploitation, but also a touching portrait of an authentic bond between a parent and child.
- DirectorMichael WinnerStarsMichael CrawfordStanley BakerRyan O'NealFour marathon runners (one from England, one from the U.S., a Czechoslovakian, and an Australian Aborigine) prepare to run in the Olympic games. The film follows each one and shows what their motivations are for running in the games.
- DirectorTigmanshu DhuliaStarsIrrfan KhanMahie GillRajesh AbhayThe story of Paan Singh Tomar, an Indian athlete and seven-time national steeplechase champion who becomes one of the most feared dacoits in Chambal Valley after his retirement.
- DirectorSam BlairFilmed over four years, a portrait of up-and-coming British sprinters in training and competition on the eve of the 2012 Olympics, and a deeply personal account of their lives as they strive towards their dreams.
- DirectorSteve JamesStarsJared LetoR. Lee ErmeyEd O'NeillBased on the life of Olympic hopeful Steve Prefontaine, a long distance runner who lived in Oregon and died young.
- DirectorRobert TowneStarsBilly CrudupDonald SutherlandMonica PotterThe life of renowned runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with legendary coach Bill Bowerman.
- DirectorLukasz PalkowskiStarsJakub GierszalArkadiusz JakubikJanusz GajosBased on a true story of a drug addict who became a triathlon champion and a winner of Ironman competition.
- DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsStephan JamesJason SudeikisEli GoreeJesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
- DirectorLachlan RyanJarrod TheodoreStarsDan CannonRosco BrauerBianca LintonA teenager pursues his childhood dream of becoming the best at reverse running.
- DirectorJudd EhrlichStarsFred LebowEd KochNina KuscsikWithout one eccentric first-generation Jewish immigrant from Transylvania, the New York City Marathon simply wouldn't exist. Ehrlich's fun, loving, and inspirational tribute to the late Fred Lebow shows how one man's imagination, determination, and love for running created one of the world's most popular sporting events.
- DirectorKevin KerwinStarsCharlie EngleMarshall UlrichFollows ultrarunning veterans Marshall Ulrich and Charlie Engle as they attempt to set a new speed record for crossing the country on foot in 2008.
- DirectorDonald ShebibStarsRobby BensonPat HingleClaudia CronThe story of Billy Mills, the American Indian who came from obscurity to win the 10,000-meter long-distance foot-race in the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.
- DirectorBrent Ryan GreenStarsBooboo StewartQ'orianka KilcherJon ProudstarA high school cross country star growing up in a Native American community faces a barrage of personal struggles the day before the most important race of his life.
- DirectorMel StuartStarsAdam BookspanAngelika CastanedaEric CliftonForty runners compete in the most grueling race on earth, the Badwater. The film documents the trials and tribulations of these athletes as they run 135 miles through Death Valley in July and explores the motivations behind this seemingly masochistic contest. A celebration of the perseverance of the human will beyond the limits of the human body.
- DirectorJames MollStarsMatt DamonCharlie EngleKevin LinThree men attempt to become the first humans to run coast to coast across the Sahara Desert.
- DirectorLina ChamieStarsFernando Alves PintoSao Silvestre is the most famous Brazilian street race, held annually in Sao Paulo on December 31st. The film reconstructs to the audience the experience of running a marathon under a sensorial point of view: breath, pace, concrete, sky, sound, memory, dream. Man and city grappling with each other.
- DirectorChloé RobichaudStarsSophie DesmaraisJean-Sébastien CourchesneGeneviève Boivin-RoussyThe film is about the pursuit of a goal and tackles the anxieties of a young athlete who lives only for the race.
- DirectorMark HayesStarsDavid AskewJoan BysRafael CabreraA criminal court judge starts a running club on L.A.'s skid row, where he trains a motley group of homeless people to run international marathons.
- DirectorJon DunhamStarsDick BeardsleyRyan BradleyLeah CailleThe first ever feature-length film to capture the essence, drama and unique spectacle of the famed 26.2-mile race, the production features five runners - three amateurs and two elites - as they train for and ultimately run the Chicago Marathon.
- DirectorJon DunhamStarsDomenico AnziniEpiphanie NyirabarameDomenico ScipioniFrom the filmmakers who brought you the award-winning documentary Spirit of the Marathon comes Spirit of the Marathon II. Featuring all new cast of athletes as they run the iconic streets of Rome.
- DirectorPeter KeglevicStarsGösta EkmanKjell BergqvistRolf LassgårdThe gardener decides to avenge the death of his mentally disturbed wife by killing the men he considers responsible. One of them is a pop star that takes part in a great marathon race in Stockholm. While the killer methodically prepares and patiently awaits his victim, Inspector Beck and his men must determine the exact location of the shooting on 42 kilometers of path before it's too late.
- DirectorAnnika IltisTimothy James KaneStarsLazarus LakeA famous prison escape sparks the idea for a cult-like race that has seen only 10 finishers in its first 25 years. This award-winning, oddly inspiring, and wildly funny documentary reveals the sports world's most guarded secret.
- DirectorMatty ArnoldStarsJoe NewtonCharlie KernEric DettmanCoach Joe Newton has used the sport of Cross Country Running to teach simple but important lessons to high school boys for the last 50 years. "Always do your best", "be on time" and "it's nice to be great but far greater to be nice" are mantras, which have turned the Boys Cross Country team at the public York High School in Elmhurst Illinois into the most winning high school team in any sport in America. Along with mastery of their sport, Newton turns boys into men, who carry his teaching and his love for each of them throughout their lives. The Long Green Line documents the York Duke's 2005 Cross Country season as the runners seek their record 25th state title in 50 years. In the sport of Cross Country only the top 5 athletes per team score points and only seven are included in competition. The York team has 221 athletes participating under the tutelage of Coach Newton. Though 214 boys know they will have no influence on the season's scores, they are moved to participate just to be in the presence of Coach Newton. Such a large team is a blessing and curse. Newton is able to spread his influence further but life lessons can go unheard when they have to trickle to so many ears. In the middle of the season, two of the star athletes are expelled from school after committing over $1 million in arson damage. The York team is forced to rebuild -- to face a true test of what they have learned both physically and mentally. The team is colorfully decorated with characters like the All-American winners the Dettman Twins, Sophomore John Fisher, a high functioning autistic with a heart of gold, out of shape former football players who reside on the lowest rung of the team and Freshman Connor Chadwick who has cerebral palsy but is able to run without leg braces for the first time in his life. The Long Green Line is not only a team but also, a rite of passage. It is a lifeline for these young runners as they move from adolescence to manhood.
- DirectorRichard BlakeStarsRichard BlakeTerry KingBrady TuttonWith grand expectations from his father and the local community, a high school football star's entire future is suddenly lost, and he must find a new way to push towards greatness.
- DirectorJerry RothwellTown of Runners is a feature documentary about young runners from the Ethiopian rural town of Bekoji, home to the current Olympic and World Champions Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenenisa Bekele. The film follows three children as they move from school track to national competition and from childhood to adulthood.
- DirectorAlexi PappasJeremy TeicherStarsAlexi PappasChase OfferleRachel DratchA young, talented, and lonely long-distance runner twists her ankle as she prepares for the Olympic Trials and must do something she's never done before: take a day off.
- DirectorMichael Del MonteTad MunningsStarsWesley KorirLong-distance running allowed Wesley Korir to escape the grinding poverty of Kenya. But after winning multiple American marathons, including taking running's most cherished prize - the Boston Marathon, he risks it all and returns home to help his fellow Kenyans create better lives for themselves. In what promises to be the most challenging race of his career, Wesley takes on a well-financed, big-party candidate to run for a seat in Kenyan parliament. attempting to balance the frenzy of campaigning with the demands of marathon training.
- DirectorRobert TowneStarsMariel HemingwayScott GlennPatrice DonnellyThe intertwined lives and loves of three highly ranked athletes striving for the national team; Chris bounces between the beds of male coach Terry and her female friend, competitor, and role model Tory.
- DirectorJ.B. BennaStarsAlexandria KarnazesDean KarnazesFran KarnazesDean Karnazes also known as the UltraMarathon Man has inspired thousands of runners. This is the epilogue to Karnazes' 50 day expedition. Dean Karnazes completed 50 Marathons in 50 States in 50 Consecutive Days. "Sure its about running, but mostly it's about life."
- DirectorLee PhilipsStarsIrene TedrowMare WinninghamPhilip BrownA single father of three teenage children struggles to keep his family together. One of them is intellectually disabled. The father enrolls him in a special state-run school, where the boy develops a love for sports.
- DirectorJ.B. BennaIn 2010, four of the greatest undefeated mountain runners on earth toed the starting line at the Western States 100-mile endurance run, the oldest and most prestigious 100-mile foot race in the world. While their lives may be quite different, the goal is the same: win the Western States 100-mile run. A win will require breaking the course record and running the fastest time in the history of the race. An epic showdown ensues, from Squaw Valley, CA in Lake Tahoe, up though the high snow covered Sierra Nevada Mountains, down through the extreme heat of the American River Canyons and finishing in Auburn, CA. Though all four are undefeated, three must break and only one can remain unbreakable.
- DirectorBud GreenspanStarsShirley Jo FinneyCicely TysonJason BernardThe story of American track sprinter Wilma Rudolph, who overcame physical handicaps to win three gold medals in the 1960 Olympics.
- DirectorPaul Downs ColaizzoStarsJillian BellJennifer DundasPatch DarraghA young woman decides to make positive changes in her life by training for the New York City Marathon.
- DirectorAnjali NayarStarsJulius ArileRobert MatandaTwo warriors from Northern Kenya trade in their AK-47s for running shoes and the Kenyan dream of marathon running.
- StarsChristian FriedelHanno KofflerHannah HerzsprungThe life and struggle of the Dassler brothers. Founders of the brands of Adidas and Puma.
- DirectorAryan Neeraaj AnandShubhanshu SatyadeoStarsAryan Neeraaj AnandAnkita BahugunaPreena JhambJeet Lo Marathon, is an inspiring love story which deals in discovering one's internal strength and achieving the impossible. One liner - A man runs a distance of 42.195 kms to win back the love of his wife, instead he falls in love with himself. This extraordinary feature film is directed by debutant ARYAN. Aryan himself is a marathoner. In his story telling, he has gathered all the experience of becoming a Marathoner and portraying the same in an incredible story. The main leads have been played by Aryan, Ankita Bahuguna, Anjani Kumar Singh and Preena Jhamb. The film also introduces South African Super Model Chandre Meiring in an important role. The film has been shot in Pune International Marathon, Satara Hill Marathon and Thane Varsha Mayor Marathon. The major locations of the film are Lucknow, Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Virar, Matherun and Mauritius.
- DirectorOliver DommengetStarsKen DukenTorben LiebrechtJesse AlbertIn the 1920s the two brothers Adolf and Rudolf Dassler start manufacturing sport shoes. Adolf is a talented craftsman and his dream is that one day all the best sportsmen in the world will wear his shoes. Rudolf on the other hand is the economical brain of their business, handling sales and marketing. After World War II, they continue producing shoes but the relationship between the two brothers starts to deteriorate. Both of them claim the company to be theirs, leading to an ever growing rivalry. A rivalry still existing today, represented by two of the most popular sports brands.
- DirectorStorm SaulterStarsLorraine ToussaintDavid Alan GrierShantol JacksonA boy separated from his mother who has moved to the U.S. for a better life, is set to be Jamaica's next track-and-field sensation.
- DirectorChristoph BöllStarsWieland SamolakGerhard OlschewskiRenate MuhriA homosexuell, crazy guy tries to be "normal." So he begins to search a girl. He first of all starts a membership in a sports club as a short disdance runner. But his results are very poor. Suddenly he saw an other member of the Club, a girl, and starts a affair with her...
- DirectorAndrea SedláckováStarsJudit BárdosAnna GeislerováRoman LuknárThe 1980s in Czechoslovakia. The young talented sprinter Anna (Judit Bárdos) is selected for the national team and starts training to qualify for the Olympic Games. As a part of the preparation she is placed in a secret "medical programme" where she's getting doped with anabolic steroids. Her performance is getting better, but after she collapses at the training, she learns the truth about the drugs. Anna decides to continue in her training without the steroids even though her mother (Anna Geislerova) is worried that she won't be able to keep up with other athletes and might not qualify for the Olympics, which she sees as the only chance for her daughter to escape from behind the Iron Curtain. After Anna finishes the last in the indoor race, her mother informs the coach (Roman Luknar) that Anna is no longer using steroids. They decide to apply the steroids to Anna secretly, pretending it's nothing but doses of harmless vitamins.
- DirectorAldemar MatiasJenniffer is a young athlete who questions her commitment to the Cuban national athletics team. Her mother Marbelis rules a health care facility in Havana with an iron fist. When her younger brother wants to leave the country, Jenniffer's doubts get bigger and bigger. This intimate and sensitive family chronicle shows a teenager in a country with an uncertain future.
- DirectorVaughan SivellStarsDiane BingeDick BingeGraham BingePISTORIUS is a feature documentary about the South African Paralympic and Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, who shot and killed his girlfriend in the early hours of Valentine's Day 2013. The film explores the tragedy of Reeva Steenkamp's death alongside a look at South Africa's turbulent society. Over twenty years after Nelson's Mandela's seeming triumph over adversity, the country born out of the violence of apartheid has so far been unable to overcome the profound damage inflicted upon it - mired in racial tensions, a culture of gun crime, corruption and violence - and failing institutions seemingly unable to resuscitate the dreams of a nation. "...a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions" Justice Eric Leach, South African Appeal Court Ruling 2015.
- DirectorNeema BarnetteStarsCharlayne WoodardLouis Gossett Jr.Tina LiffordTruth is stranger than fiction. Olympic gold medal hurdler Gail Devers almost lost her feet to a mysterious disease after being picked for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She failed to qualify for the finals as the disease (Graves Disease) left her feet swollen, cracked, and oozing blood. After two years, doctors were on the verge of amputating when it was discovered that radiation treatment was making it worse. Gail Devers eventually recovered and went on to win the one hundred meter in Barcelona. She might have won the one hundred meter hurdles if she hadn't tripped on the final hurdle. She also competed in and won the sprint at Atlanta.
- DirectorYasuzô MasumuraStarsMichiyo YasudaKen OgataMayumi OgawaKen Ogata plays Shiro Miyagi, a sprinter with Olympic aspirations whose dreams were shattered by WWII. A broken man, he leads the dissolute life of a gigolo until a chance meeting with a fiery young athlete named Hiroko (Michiyo Yasuda). Realizing that she has talent as a sprinter, Miyagi sees a second chance at Olympic glory in becoming her coach. Following Miyagi's unconventional, military-style training, Hiroko sets a record for the 100-meter dash, but her greatest hurdle proves to be a "sex check" which all professional athletes must pass.
- DirectorStanislaw BarejaStarsBronislaw PawlikAleksandra ZawieruszankaMieczyslaw CzechowiczThe marriage of a famous athlete and a little-known composer is put to a test because of their different lifestyles and similar ambitions.
- DirectorIsaac Solotaroff
- DirectorDaniel GordonStarsBen JohnsonDaniel Gordon's documentary about the doping scandal of sprinter Ben Johnson at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Johnson's 100m time was astonishing. He was the unpromising runner who became a Canadian hero for getting gold in 1988, but then a villain by testing positive for banned substances, getting stripped of his medal and sent home in disgrace. But who else was doping? The Men's 100 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea is called by one newspaper "the dirtiest race in history". The numerous athletes using performance enhancing drugs at the time understood how long before a race, and possible drug test, they should stop using the drugs. The documentary looks at the legacy of the men's 100-metre final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, when scandal reigned. For the first time ever, the eight athletes who ran in that infamous race tell their story.
- DirectorSam BlairA visually striking and meditative study of a team of athletes, including British Olympic finalists Jeanette Kwakye and Sarah Claxton, filmed over the two months leading to the start of the 2007 outdoor season. Sprinters is an intimate and arresting portrayal of the frequently brutal world of top level athletics, revealing the mental and physical barriers confronted by the runners as they pursue their dreams, and a world in which agony, ecstasy, winning and losing are separated by a hundredth of a second.
- DirectorMatt NormanStarsChristopher KirbyBob BeamonRalph BostonThe black power salute at the 1968 Mexico Olympics was an iconic moment in the US civil rights movement. What part did the white Australian who ran second play and what price did these athletes pay for standing up for their beliefs?
- DirectorGeorge RoyStarsNeil AmdurBob BeamonRalph BostonDocumentary leading up to, during and after the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City. Features interviews with athletes, including John Carlos, Tommie Smith and George Foreman, activist Dr. Harry Edwards, journalists and archival footage of the Games and the fallout after the raised fisted gloves by Carlos and Smith.
- DirectorLina Chamie
- DirectorRobert LusitanaStarsBob LarsenMeb KeflezighiThom HuntLegendary UCLA and Olympic running coach, Bob Larsen, remains a key factor in the resurgence of American distance running on the international stage. City Slickers Can't Stay With Me chronicles Larsen's collaboration with 4-time Olympian Meb Keflezighi, the world-class distance runner with a unique American success story. The film culminates with Meb's electrifying win at the 2014 Boston Marathon.