The long distance
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The long distance |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2015 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Daniel Andreas Sager |
| script | Daniel Andreas Sager |
| production | Simon Riedl |
| music |
Hannah von Hübbenet , Marcel Walter |
| camera |
Carina Neubohn , Julia Hönemann , Daniel Andreas Sager |
| cut |
Jan Biehl , Caroline Siegner , Jochen Siegele |
| occupation | |
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The Long Distance is a German documentary from 2015 about two Kenyan runners who are brought to Germany for one season by a German manager in order to win different races there. The film is the thesis of the director Daniel Andreas Sager at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy .
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The documentation shows how the formerly successful German athlete manager Volker Wagner brings the two Kenyan runners Felix Kiprotich and Eunice Chelagat Lelay to Germany for several weeks so that they can compete in races there and win them. Wagner himself collects a 15 percent commission from the prize money; if the athletes do not win in order to repay his advanced money, for example for plane tickets, he will lose. Due to his financial worries and driven by his wife Natalya, Wagner, who is himself in debt, lets Eunice Chelagat Lelay run irresponsibly in two marathons in one month. Back in the Kenyan mountain region of Eldoret , the two runners tell their families and relatives about their time in Germany.
During their time in Germany, the two Kenyan athletes will compete in the Paderborn Easter Run , the Kassel Marathon , the Vienna City Marathon and the Mannheim Marathon .
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The Kenyan Athletics Federation tried several times to stop the production of the documentary because the film was thought to be about doping . The camera team was threatened with imprisonment and manager Volker Wagner's license was revoked. After viewing by the association president, the latter found the footage to be "too bad for television". "The Long Distance" had its world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival and received the "First Steps Award".
Awards
- 2015: First Steps Award for Simon Riedl in the "No Fear" category
- 2015: nominated for the category “Focus DE, AT, CH” at the Zurich Film Festival
Web links
- The Long Distance in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Website for the film
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kassel Marathon: shooting a film about doing business with athletes. In: Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine . April 25, 2014, accessed April 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Last exit Paderborn. In: Zeit Online . November 2, 2015, accessed April 5, 2016 .
- ↑ The runner's long way to happiness. (No longer available online.) In: German Road Races . October 23, 2015, archived from the original on April 16, 2016 ; Retrieved April 5, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ First Steps young talent award for runner film from Kassel. In: Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine . September 15, 2015, accessed April 5, 2016 .
