Running against the Wind: Premiere and Cinema Tour
»In powerful images, this directorial debut celebrates the Ethiopians' will to survive!« Cinema
Big dreams can come true: on July 12, the rousing feature film "Running against the Wind" will celebrate its premiere at the Rio Filmpalast in Munich. The guest in the subsequent film discussion is director Jan Philipp Weyl, who overcame a rocky production road to realize his cinema debut. The event marks the start of the major cinema tour through Germany.
The film tells the inspiring story of two friends in Ethiopia who fight to realize their dreams - with an unconditional will to survive and against all odds! Filmed on original locations and with a guest appearance by running legend Haile Gebrselassie.
Premiere & Cinema Tour
Munich: 12.07., Rio Filmpalast, 20.15 Uhr | Premiere in the presence of the director and film team
Nürnberg: 13.07., Cinecitta, 19.00 Uhr | Preview in the presence of the director
Augsburg: 14.07., Liliom, 20.30 Uhr | Preview in the presence of the director
Ulm: 15.07., Obscura, 17.30 Uhr | Preview in the presence of the director
Tübingen: 16.07., Arsenal Kino, 11.30 Uhr | Preview in the presence of the director
Köln: 17.07., Filmhaus Kino, 20.00 Uhr | Preview in the presence of the director
Frankfurt am Main: 18.07., Cinema, 18.00 Uhr | Preview in the presence of the director
Krefeld: 19.07., CinemaxX, 19.50 Uhr | Preview in the presence of the director
Bonn: 21.07., Arthaus-Kino im Rheinischen Landesmuseum, 19:30 Uhr | In the presence of the director
Berlin: 25.07., filmkunst 66, 20.00 Uhr | In the presence of the director
Leipzig: 27.07., Passage Kinos, 19.00 Uhr | In the presence of the director and the Ethiopian ambassador Fekadu Beyene Ayana
Bamberg: 28.07., Lichtspiel Kino & Cafe, 18.30 Uhr | In the presence of the director
Zeil am Main: 28.07., Capitol Theater, 20.00 Uhr | In the presence of the director
Ochsenfurt: 29.07., Casablanca, tba | In the presence of the director
Würzburg: 31.07., Central im Bürgerbräu, 20.00 Uhr | In the presence of the director
Content
Two twelve-year-old boys grow up together in a remote village in Ethiopia - until a single photograph awakens big dreams in both of them and changes their lives forever: Solomon secretly leaves the village and goes to 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 once was. Both, who grew up like brothers, mature separately into men. 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 ...