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