The Athlete (2009)
Running 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.
Genre: Drama
Director: Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew
Actors: Abba Waka Dessalegn, Abebe Bikila, Arne Boysen, Dag Malmberg, Fekadu Gemechu, Johnny Ashenafi, Rasselas Lakew, Ruta Gedmintas, Woyneshet Belachew, Yeneneh Ezra