MONDAY MOVIE: RUNNING AGAINST THE WIND
Two twelve-year-old boys grow up together in a remote village in Ethiopia – until a single photo awakens big dreams in both of them and changes their lives forever: Solomon secretly leaves the village and heads for the urban jungle of Addis Ababa to become a photographer. Abdi, on the other hand, stays and trains. He wants to become a famous long-distance runner like Haile Gebrselassie. The two, who grew up like brothers, matured into men separately. Years later, when Abdi is nominated for the Ethiopian national running team and moves to Addis Ababa, he hardly believes that Solomon is still alive. But an inner voice tells him to look for his old friend …
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