Marathon
Марафон
(2013)
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 100mins
Director: Karen Oganyesyan
Cast: Anatoly Beliy, Sergei Gazarov, Anna Mikhalkova, Alyona Babenko
Tolya is luckless. His life has simply not happened: his sporting career failed and his wife has left him for another man. Unsuccessful, unloved and in despair, Tolya has lost faith in himself…but everything changes following an expected meeting with the strange Anna Ilynichna, who convinces him to take part in an unusual marathon in far-away America. Marathon is the latest romantic comedy from Russia, directed by Karen Oganyesan. Funny and charming, the film inspires confidence in the genre of feel-good romantic movies.