Company: Lacoupure
Country: FRANCE
Section: DOCUMENTARY: INDIVIDUAL SPORT
Discipline: Athletics
Year: 2011
Director: Marie-Samantha Salvy
Editing: Julie Delord
Soundtrack: Olivier Peria, Séverin Favriau
Producer: Bérangère Condomines
Time: 32 min
Projection: Thursday 5 December – 6:40 pm – Sala Terrazzo
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Synopsis
The birth of the amazing Sunday run in Lomé, Togo. Initially, people started running with training soldiers, during the controversial strikes in the 1990s. Soon the entire city got involved, as the run became an event you couldn’t afford to miss, fulfilling a vital need, bridging gaps caused by different religious, ethnic and social backgrounds. Gradually, athletic groups were set up and these have fostered a spirit of sharing, caring, joy and tolerance among the people of Lomé.