Run for Your Life!(2008)
He lived the junkie's life as a heroin addict. Triathlon transformed him. Biopic of the record breaking Ironman Andreas Niedrig.
Movie: Run for Your Life!
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Andreas Niedrig
Sabine Niedrig
Oscar
Kurt
Motte
Vater
Mutter
Salih
Pia
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He lived the junkie's life as a heroin addict. Triathlon transformed him. Biopic of the record breaking Ironman Andreas Niedrig.
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2008-04-24
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