This fictional film centers on a man trying to achieve one of his greatest ambitions by turning a rank amateur into a champion. The Comrades Marathon is a punishing 54-mile race that stretches between two cities through the arid desert in South Africa. Bohmer is despondent until he discovers Christine (Nthati Moshesh), a young woman he sees jogging one day. Bohmer's trained eye tells him that she has the natural gifts and talent to win the Comrades, but he learns that she's never trained for a competitive athletic event in her life. Renowned South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo contributed several songs to The Long Run's soundtrack. If you want to learn more about this ultramarathon visit the official Comrades Marathon web site. Both VHS and DVD versions can be found at Amazon.com. Anant Singh and Helena Spring were the producers, Jean Stewart provided direction, and writing credits go to Johann Potgieter. This South African drama was released to theaters in the United States in May of 2001 with an "R" rating.
