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How to Become a Hero (2008)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Mladen Matičević

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis
Self
Mladen Matičević
Mladen Matičević
Self
Aleksandar Srećković 'Kubura'
Aleksandar Srećković 'Kubura'
Self
Goran Terzić
Goran Terzić
Self

Crews

Mladen Matičević
Mladen Matičević
Director
Mladen Matičević
Mladen Matičević
Writer
Sandra Keser
Sandra Keser
Producer
Mladen Matičević
Mladen Matičević
Producer
Dragan Petrović 'Pele'
Dragan Petrović 'Pele'
Producer
Novica Jankov
Novica Jankov
Sound Recordist
Suzana Matičević
Suzana Matičević
Editor
Zoran Petrović
Zoran Petrović
Cinematography
Damjan Radovanović
Damjan Radovanović
Cinematography

Posters and backgrounds

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