Run for Your Life!

Apr 24, 2008

1h 36m

★ 5.0

Overview

He lived the junkie's life as a heroin addict. Triathlon transformed him. Biopic of the record breaking Ironman Andreas Niedrig.

Genres

Drama

Documentary

Production Companies

Odeon Film

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Cast

Andreas Niedrig

Max Riemelt

Sabine Niedrig

Jasmin Schwiers

Oscar

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Kurt

Axel Stein

Motte

Robert Gwisdek

Ismail

Ismail Deniz

Vater

Udo Schenk

Mutter

Leslie Malton

Salih

Numan Acar

Pia

Julia Dietze

Schweizer

Ingo Naujoks

Partner des Vaters

Oscar Ortega Sánchez

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