Running against the Wind: On DVD & VOD since 23 February
The rousing drama "Running against the Wind" has been available on DVD since 23 February and as VoD in the W-FILM online shop and in regular stores from 29 February!
"Running against the Wind" is a rousing declaration of love to Ethiopia. In his cinema debut, director Jan Philipp Weyl tells the inspiring story of two friends who fight to realise their dreams. Filmed at original locations and with a guest appearance by long-distance legend Haile Gebrselassie. The work was honoured with the Debut Award of the Peace Prize of German Film - Die Brücke - and entered the 2020 Oscar race as the Ethiopian entry in the "Best International Film" category.
Film Synopsis
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 heads for 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. The two, who grew up like brothers, matured into men separately. 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 ...