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Filmmakers follow three men as they run across the Sahara Desert, a journey of 111 days and more than 4,300 miles of challenging terrain.
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Matt Damon
Narrator
Narrator
James Moll
Director
Director
Matt Damon
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Rick Eldridge
Producer
Producer
Marc Joubert
Producer
Producer
James Moll
Producer
Producer
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Sep 10, 2011I always enjoy reading travelogues of exotic places and books about people doing things I would never, ever think of doing. So, as you could imagine, I hit the jackpot with the documentary "Running the Sahara." Personally, I think running a marathon is crazy enough but running two marathons a day on a 7500 kilometer journey from Senegal to Egypt through the Sahara Desert takes a special kind of certifiable. That's where extreme runners Charlie Engle, 42, of North Carolina, Ray Zahab, 37, of Canada, and Kevin Lin, 30, of Taiwan come in. Of course, it helps that they have the three most supportive and understanding significant others in recorded history. While "Running the Sahara" focuses on the runners and their personalities, I was left wondering at the end about the differences between running on different surfaces, especially sand. At the same time, that leaves little room for interaction with native peoples or sightseeing. Even then, the documentary still manages to capture some memorable images of the region. It should be noted that this was before the Arab Spring(getting into Libya is a whole struggle in and of itself), so things might be different now, but what never changes is the hard lives of the peoples living in the desert which the filmmakers seek to help by building wells.Walter M Super Reviewer
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Jun 30, 2009An absolutely great film! Matt Damon narrates in this documentary. Beautiful scenery.Leo L Super Reviewer
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