Movie Details
Original Language:German
Production Companies:Baumhaus Film Brödl
Cast & Crew
V
Volker Tittel
Cinematography
H
Herbert Brödl
Director
H
Herbert Brödl
Producer
H
Herbert Brödl
Author
T
Thomas Diesselhorst
Visual Effects
Bad Boy Rennen am Äquator
DirectorHerbert Brödl
1 hr 22 minComedy
Plot
In the Brazilian megacity São Paulo athletes from around the world run the traditional New Years marathon At the same time in an Amazonian jungle backwater 19yearold Jô is running like a world champion He has skipped town with the generous New Years collection from the church and is being followed by the outofbreath town sheriff Rui a fan of the marathon By pure luck he manages to capture Jô Rui may have missed the race on TV but not talented runner Jô In the cell sit Jô and a dream He trains Jô for a year until he is at his peak performance They then make the long journey to São Paulo Sheriff Rui sends his prisoner and marathon man Jô into the big race the legendary New Years marathon of 1999 the race into the year 2000 Surprises await
