
The Long Run
Drama
Overview
A failed track coach finally finds someone who he believes has what it takes to win. The Comrades Marathon is a 90-k race in South Africa. An aging running coach, Barry, wants to field a winner; he's working with four men from a factory, but when he's fired to make way for a smooth, corporate type, he's at loose ends. Then he sees Christine, a Namibian immigrant who runs to forget her troubles. He offers to coach her and soon she's living at his house, following his diet and training regimen. But his single-mindedness gets to her: she wants a job and a place of her own. Plus, the man who replaced Barry likes her and wants her away from Barry. Can runner and coach (woman and man, African and European) sort out their complex relationship before the race? Written by
Top Cast


Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Bertold " Barry " Böhmer
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Bertold " Barry " Böhmer


Nthati Moshesh
Nthati Moshesh
Christine Moyo
Nthati Moshesh
Christine Moyo


Paterson Joseph
Paterson Joseph
Gasa
Paterson Joseph
Gasa


Seputla Sebogodi
Seputla Sebogodi
Terror
Seputla Sebogodi
Terror


Desmond Dube
Desmond Dube
Miso
Desmond Dube
Miso


Anna-Mart van der Merwe
Anna-Mart van der Merwe
Anna
Anna-Mart van der Merwe
Anna
Christopher Kubheka
Christopher Kubheka
Johannes
Christopher Kubheka
Johannes
Gift Leotlela
Gift Leotlela
Popo
Gift Leotlela
Popo
Jeremia Ramasita
Jeremia Ramasita
Kupa
Jeremia Ramasita
Kupa


Elize Cawood
Elize Cawood
Mrs Suiker
Elize Cawood
Mrs Suiker
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