Running on Sand | Hanukkah Film Festival 2025
Hanukkah Film Festival 2025
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1h 43m
In this feel good comedy, 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 mistaken for a Nigerian soccer 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.
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