The Long Run
2001 · 112 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · 383 VOTES · DIR. Jean Stewart
Overview
A failed track coach finally finds someone who he believes has what it takes to win. The Comrades Marathon is a 90-k race in South Africa. An aging running coach, Barry, wants to field a winner; he's working with four men from a factory, but when he's fired to make way for a smooth, corporate type, he's at loose ends. Then he sees Christine, a Namibian immigrant who runs to forget her troubles. He offers to coach her and soon she's living at his house, following his diet and training regimen. But his single-mindedness gets to her: she wants a job and a place of her own. Plus, the man who replaced Barry likes her and wants her away from Barry. Can runner and coach (woman and man, African and European) sort out their complex relationship before the race? Written by
Dialogue Timeline — 904 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:33 At the pump, 18 kilometers exactly.
00:05:40 ...our relationship with the unions, your territory.
00:08:22 This country is going fucking crazy, man.
00:13:56 Why must we tell you this every day?
00:19:51 Hey, my sister, I've been here three times...
00:23:31 There we go. Here we are.
00:26:49 May I?
00:32:01 I am waiting in my car. Please, get out!
00:36:12 Christine, please, cross the white line.
00:39:20 You'll be fine.
00:42:15 Nobody's calling anybody a liar, Mr. Mazwai.
00:45:31 Don't let the bus slow you down.
00:48:21 - That sort of thing? - Yeah, that sort of stuff.
00:50:29 I've been a great admirer of yours for years.
00:53:56 - Hey, enjoy your party! - All right.
01:00:10 Whatever it is that young people need.
01:04:24 Hey, Miso!
01:11:48 I couldn't get over Cowie's Hill.
01:15:51 We've not been running with Berry.
01:20:56 I have only one thing on my mind right now:
01:24:48 ...l'll simply do it better next time.
01:29:53 They're heading towards the halfway mark...
01:33:38 Miso!
01:38:31 She might win this.