Running on Sand
6.8
“The problem starts, when you stop running”
Aumari, a young Eritrean refugee living in Israel, is about to be deported back to his home country. After a spontaneous escape attempt at the airport, he is miistaken for a Nigerian striker, who is supposed to arrive at the same time. Aumari seizes the opportunity and benefits for his change of identity as the new key acquisitions for the team of ‘Maccabi Netanya’. Despite the absence of any soccer talent, Aumari is able to cover-up and heal the divisions of his struggling team, while a tender romantic bond with charmingly unconventional daughter of the team owner is growing.
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Cast
15 people
Chancela Mongoza
Omari
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Zvika Hadar
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Michael Kabia Aharoni
Nigel
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Nir Zeituni
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Meir Tamam
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Moshe Ashkenazi
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Yoav Levi
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Adar Shafran Director · Sarel Piterman Writer Yoav Hebel Writer
Budget $1.3M · First release September 3, 2023 · Produced in Israel
Box office
Budget
$1,300,000
Production
Firma Films
Production
Terra Firma Films
Production
United King Films
Production
Israel
Produced in
Languages
Original title
לרוץ על החול
Original language
Hebrew
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · German · Hebrew · Tigrinya
Release dates
Israel · September 3, 2023
Premiere · Tel Aviv
Israel · December 7, 2023
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
October 30, 2024 · Premiere · Jewish International Film Festival
Brazil
March 19, 2026 · Digital
China
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
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