Running on Sand
The problem starts, when you stop running
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’.
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Cast
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Story overview
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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.
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Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $1M
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- Domestic gross
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- Release date
- Dec 7, 2023
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Arabic, German
- Country
- Israel
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