Roads to Olympia

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Roads to Olympia

"Three lives. Three dreams. Three Roads to Olympia."

2019

1h 38m

7.0(1 votes)

Drama

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Three young athletes face cultural oppression, intolerance and poverty, as they pursue a shared dream: to compete in the Olympic Games.

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5 featured cast members

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Daniel Alexander

Roma

Pascale Seigneurie

Muna

Mussunzinho

Manuel

Alexander Rapoport

Nikolai

Raspy Zdiay

Omon

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Directed by: Ramazan Nanayev
Written by: Francisco Sebastian Muñoz
Ramazan Nanayev

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