Running on Sand

Dec 7, 2023

1h 35m

★ 9.0

The problem starts, when you stop running

Overview

Aumari, a young Eritrean refugee living in Israel, is about to be deported back to his home country. After a spontaneous escape attempt at the airport, he is miistaken for a Nigerian striker, who is supposed to arrive at the same time. Aumari seizes the opportunity and benefits for his change of identity as the new key acquisitions for the team of ‘Maccabi Netanya’. Despite the absence of any soccer talent, Aumari is able to cover-up and heal the divisions of his struggling team, while a tender romantic bond with charmingly unconventional daughter of the team owner is growing.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Firma Films

Running on Sand Trailers

Cast

Omari

Chancela Mongoza

Neta

Kim Or-Azulay

Shimi

Zvika Hadar

Nigel

Michael Kabia Aharoni

Nir Zeituni

Israel Atias

Sagi

Omer Etzion

Asi Kadosh

Meir Tamam

Moshe Ashkenazi

Motti

Yoav Levi

Eliran

Ori Biton

Bar Zomer

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