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How to Become a Hero
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Mladen Maticevic is a 40 year old Serbian film director. In the summer of 2005, he decided to try and run the full marathon race on the next Belgrade Marathon, in the spring of 2006. This film depicts his struggle to train, lose weight, learn the tactics and eventually win the race. His family doubts that such feat is possible while friends both encourage him and discourage him to pull it off. Suddenly the whole marathon run becomes a metaphor for everyday struggles in post-Communist Belgrade.
Details
Budget
$25000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
80 min
Release Date
2008-09-05
Status
Released
Original Language
Serbian
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Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Carl Lewis
Self
Mladen Matičević
Self
Aleksandar Srećković 'Kubura'
Self
Goran Terzić
Self
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