Run for Your Life!

He lived the junkie's life as a heroin addict. Triathlon transformed him. Biopic of the record breaking Ironman Andreas Niedrig.

Cast

Max Riemelt

as Andreas Niedrig

Jasmin Schwiers

as Sabine Niedrig

Uwe Ochsenknecht

as Oscar

Axel Stein

as Kurt

Robert Gwisdek

as Motte

Ismail Deniz

as Ismail

Udo Schenk

as Vater

Leslie Malton

as Mutter

Numan Acar

as Salih

Julia Dietze

as Pia

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