Rosebud / World premiere

Atletu (The Athlete)

  • Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew /
  • Ethiopia, USA, Germany /
  • 2009 /
  • 89 mins

Rasselas Lakew, Dag Malmberg, Ruta Gedmintas, Abba Waka Dessalegn

A beautifully-crafted, inspirational true-life tale of an African hero and a sporting legend.

Directors: Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew
Producers: Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew
Exec Producers: Chris Ouwinga, Additional Producer: Darryn Welch
Scriptwriters: Rasselas Lakew, Davey Frankel, Mikael Amerio Awake
Editors: Davey Frankel, Matt Mayer
DoP: Philipp Pfeiffer, Rodney Taylor, Radoslav Spassov, Toby Moore
Production Designer: Tesfaye Wondemagegne
Music: Christian Meyer

Cast: Rasselas Lakew, Dag Malmberg, Ruta Gedmintas, Abba Waka Dessalegn

Production Company:
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2009 Archive

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