''The Long Run'' is a 2000 film starring Oscar nominee

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as a running coach and Nthati Moshesh as a young runner. It was directed by Jean Stewart and written by Johann Potgieter. The film is based around the

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, an ultra-marathon race run over a distance of approximately 90 km (55.9 mi) between the capital of the Kwazulu-Natal Province of

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, Pietermaritzburg, and the coastal city of

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Cast

as Bertold 'Barry' Bohmer * Nthati Moshesh as Christine Moyo *

Paterson Joseph Paterson D. Joseph (born 22 June 1964) is a British actor. He appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of ''King Lear'' and ''Love's Labour's Lost'' in 1990. On television he is best known for his roles in ''Casualty (TV series), Cas ...

as Gasa * Desmond Dube as Miso

External links

* 2000 films 2000 drama films Films set in South Africa English-language South African films Films scored by Trevor Jones South African drama films {{2000s-drama-film-stub