General Information

Author/Creator

Atwal, Gemma, director.

Language

English, Hindi, Oriya.

Subtitles

English

Published

United Kingdom : One Horse Town Productions, 2010.

Physical Description

DVD-ROM (98 min.)

Contents/Summary

Summary

A four-year-old boy is plucked from the slums of India to become the country’s greatest runner. A tale of greed, aspiration, and broken dreams. Gemma Atwal's dynamic epic follows four-year-old Budhia, rescued from poverty by Biranchi Das, a judo coach who runs an orphanage for slum children in the eastern Indian state of Orissa. When Budhia displays an uncommon talent for long distance running, Biranchi nurtures his gift, heralding him as a folk hero for the impoverished masses, and maybe even for India itself. But after golden child Budhia breaks down during a world-record 65 kilometer run at the age of four, public opinion begins to turn against the guru and his disciple, and soon the two are swept up in a maelstrom of media controversy and political scandal. Following Budhia's roller-coaster journey over five years, Marathon Boy is a Dickensian tale of greed, corruption, and broken dreams set between the heart-pounding world of marathon running, the poverty-stricken slums and the political intrigue of a modernizing India.

Subjects

Genre

Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Note

Verzio Film Festival Submission ; Coproduction: India, United Kingdom

Library Special Collection

Verzio Film Festival Submission

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
DVD-ROM	OSA Film Library	OSA Film Library	FL Record 2656	-	-	-