This is a documentary about a man who became a legend: Abebe Bikila, the Ethiopian marathon runner who won the Rome Olympics in 1960, running the whole race course without shoes and winning the first Olympic gold medal on the African continent. Become a national hero, he did not disappoint even four years later, when he replied the winnings at the Tokyo Olympics, despite having been operated by appendicitis a few weeks before. A few years later, however, everything changes due to a bad accident that put a strain on his fortitude, forcing him to face the biggest challenge of his life.
Directed by: Rassalas Lakew, Davey Frankel
Country: Ethiopia
Genre: Biography, Drama
Running time: 93′