CinemaOSMovie · 2008 · 1h 20m

How to Become a Hero

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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.

Directed byMladen Matičević

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 20m
Language
SR
Released
September 5, 2008
Budget
$25,000
Studios
StarhillVisionary Thinking

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring
Carl Lewis

Carl Lewis

Self

Mladen Matičević

Self

Aleksandar Srećković 'Kubura'

Aleksandar Srećković 'Kubura'

Self

Goran Terzić

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Mladen Matičević
Written by
Mladen Matičević
Produced by
Sandra Keser
Mladen Matičević

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