Product Description

Narrated by Academy AwardTM winner Matt Damon and directed by Academy AwardTM winner James Moll, Running The Sahara is an epic true-life story of three men s unprecedented quest. Exploring the physical and emotional impact of one of greatest tests of strength and determination ever seen. The men fight through injury and extreme physical and emotional fatigue in their unbelievable 111-day journey. Charlie, Ray and Kevin travel across 6 countries, covering nearly 5,000 miles, in a journey measured as much by the depth of their experience, as by the incredible physical achievement.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5280 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-04-06
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 102 minutes

Customer Reviews

Inspiring achievement but disappointing DVD
The 3 runners completed an incredible feat of super-ultra-running and deserve huge acclaim for this. However, for what should have been an awe-inspiring DVD production, I found the DVD quite uninspiring. As a runner, I was hoping to gain some insight into the distance, obstacles & personal hardships the runners endured & overcame. The only character / personality really explored was the American guy - the stories & personalities of the Canadian & Taiwanese men were not developed at all, but to me, it seemed that they had as much, if not more, of a background story.

The Matt Damon commentary was minimal - the runners did most of the commentary themselves, which was much more interesting, but I found the DVD splash title "Matt Damon commentary" a little misleading given the amount he featured in commentary.

Also, the African water problem, which let's face it, is, and has been for many many years, well-documented and featured, was only mentioned a couple of times, and then almost as an aside. I cringed when the runners gave the impression that this water-shortage / water-access issue was something they had just discovered!

Even after finishing watching the DVD, I was left wondering & confused as to what the real reason was for producing the DVD - personal achievement, publicising the African water issue, business project, or some other reason? Amazing achievement guys, but the story as told on DVD just didn't inspire me.

A must watch
A must watch for everyone. It's not only for runners. I took it to my parent's place to watch and they loved it too. Very well made and very inspirational. Watched it the day before my 1st 100km run.

Amazingly inspiring
As an ultra runner, I loved this video. It is very inspiring. These guys are amazing.