Run Like a Girl

Løb som en pige

Genre

Documentary

Director

Katrine W. Kjær

Run time

1h 26min

Visiline Jepkesho from Kenya is a marathon runner. Her biggest dream is to win races and use the prize money to buy a house for her husband, Abraham, and 3-year-old son, Izmail, and to secure them a life out of poverty. The film follows Visiline through four critical years where she struggles to find her way in a conservative and male-dominated world. What does it do to Visiline and her attitude towards traditional gender roles when she experiences the rights other women have?

Genre

Documentary

Director

Katrine W. Kjær

Run time

1h 26min

Visiline Jepkesho from Kenya is a marathon runner. Her biggest dream is to win races and use the prize money to buy a house for her husband, Abraham, and 3-year-old son, Izmail, and to secure them a life out of poverty. The film follows Visiline through four critical years where she struggles to find her way in a conservative and male-dominated world. What does it do to Visiline and her attitude towards traditional gender roles when she experiences the rights other women have?

Info

Rating

(none)

Production year

2019

Global distributor

Danish Film Institut

Local distributor

DocPoint Tallinn MTÜ

In cinema

2/1/2020