The Marathon (2012)

Name: The Marathon
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2012-10-18
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Frank Lammers, Martin van Waardenberg, Marcel Hensema, Stefan de Walle, Georgina Verbaan

The Marathon (2012), directed by Diederick Koopal, starring Frank Lammers and Martin van Waardenberg.

10/18/2012 BR Comedy and Drama 1h 47m

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Synopsis

Four out-of-shape car mechanics decide to participate in the Rotterdam marathon. If they reach the finish in time, they will be able to pay off their debt — if they don't, they will lose their garage.

Jeroen de BruinCinematography
Diederick KoopalDirector
Brian EntEditing
Marc BechtoldEditing

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De Marathon is a 2012 Dutch comedy drama film directed by Diederick Koopal.

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De Marathon is a 2012 Dutch comedy drama film directed by Diederick Koopal.

Plot

Gerard is a car garage owner in Rotterdam. He works there with his friends Kees, Nico and Leo. The Egyptian Youssoef also works in the garage.

Nico notices some odd papers in Gerard's office. It turns out that garage has big financial problems, which Gerard did not want the others to know about. Later Youssoef tells his colleagues that he used to be a marathon runner, and made a decent living from it from sponsorships, before he got his foot injured. The men decide they want to participate in the yearly Rotterdam Marathon to get rid of their debts. Their attempts to secure a sponsorship do not succeed however.

After a visit to the hospital, Gerard learns that he has terminal cancer. He does not want anyone of his friends and family to know because he want life to go on as normal.

The men convince Youssoef to get them in touch with his uncle and old sponsor, Houssein. Gerard makes a deal: if he, Kees, Nico and Leo all finish the marathon, they get €40,000, enough to pay their debts. If they don't, Houssein gets the car garage.

The next six months they train for the marathon, and Youssoef becomes their coach. Each of them has difficulty adapting to the new lifestyle without beer, smoking and pastries, as well as their dealing with their own personal problems. After they fail to show up to a race in Amsterdam, Youssoef almost quits. The men apologise and become more strict in their training.

On the day of the marathon everyone is present. Kees, Nico and Leo finish it without any major problems, but Gerard falls behind due to his cancer and collapses a short distance before the finish line. He later dies in the hospital. This is the first time that any of his friends learn that he had cancer, eventually deciding to sneak his dead body out of the hospital and push him over the finish line in a wheelchair. The film ends with the remaining friends still working at the garage, with Gerard's teenage son joining them as a new mechanic while Gerard's ashes sit in a jar against the wall.

Cast

Stefan de Walle as Gerard

Frank Lammers as Kees

Marcel Hensema as Nico

Martin van Waardenberg as Leo

Mimoun Oaïssa as Youssoef

Loes Luca as Hannie

Annet Malherbe as Nel

Georgina Verbaan as Anita

Ariane Schluter as Lenie

References

External links

De Marathon at IMDb

Text from De Marathon on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Marathon

Trivia

It premiered on October 18, 2012, a Thursday.
It runs 1h47 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "De Marathon".
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosEyeworks Film, Inspire Pictures
CountriesNetherlands
LanguagesDutch
StatusReleased

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Jeroen de Bruin Cinematography
Diederick Koopal Director
Brian Ent Editing
Marc Bechtold Editing
Hans de Weers Producer
Maarten Swart Producer
Reinout Oerlemans Producer
Gerard Meuldijk Writer
Martin van Waardenberg Writer

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What is The Marathon about?

The Marathon: Four out-of-shape car mechanics decide to participate in the Rotterdam marathon. If they reach the finish in time, they will be able to pay off their debt — if they don't, they will lose their garage.

Who directed The Marathon?

The Marathon was directed by Diederick Koopal in 2012.

Who stars in The Marathon?

The cast of The Marathon includes Frank Lammers, Martin van Waardenberg, Marcel Hensema, Stefan de Walle and Georgina Verbaan.

How long is The Marathon?

The Marathon runs for 107 minutes, or 1h47.