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''The Athlete'' ((アムハラ語:እትሌቱ), ''Atletu'') is a 2009 Ethiopian drama film directed by Davey Frankel and Rasselas Lakew. The film was selected as the Ethiopian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2010-2011 Foreign Language Film Award Screening Schedule )〕 but it did not make the final shortlist.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race )〕 It was the first Ethiopian film to be submitted in the category for Best Foreign Language Film.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=65 Countries Enter Race for 2010 Foreign Language Film Oscar )〕 The film has been reviewed in an international journal.〔Aboneh Ashagrie. 2013. The Athlete: a movie about the Ethiopian barefooted Olympic champion. ''Journal of African Cultural Studies'' Vol. 25, No. 1, 119–121.〕 A mixture of fiction and stock footage, ''The Athlete'' is a portrait of the legendary marathoner from Ethiopia, Abebe Bikila. In 1960, he participated in the Rome Olympic Games as a complete unknown. However, the son of a shepherd ran barefoot and won the gold medal. Four years later, he repeated his feat at the Tokyo Olympic Games, becoming the first man to win the Olympic marathon twice in a row. A few years later, he suffered a car accident and lost the use of his legs. He died four years later. ==Cast== * Rasselas Lakew as Abebe Bikila * Dag Malmberg as Onni * Ruta Gedmintas as Charlotte * Abba Waka Dessalegn as The Priest 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Athlete」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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