{"id":930,"date":"2004-08-19T14:26:58","date_gmt":"2004-08-19T18:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/?p=930"},"modified":"2009-10-14T17:50:16","modified_gmt":"2009-10-14T21:50:16","slug":"sahara-marathon-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/episodes\/sahara-marathon-introduction\/930\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/files\/2008\/06\/post_saharamarathon_intro.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-931\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/files\/2008\/06\/post_saharamarathon_intro.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Film<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the Olympics are underway in Greece this summer, WIDE ANGLE presents the story of a unique marathon that is staged annually &#8212; in one of the world&#8217;s most punishing deserts &#8212; in the hope of drawing attention to the plight of the Sahrawi people. Torn by years of bitter guerilla warfare fought against Morocco&#8217;s annexation of Western Sahara in 1976, the Sahrawi are still waiting for the referendum on sovereignty promised in a UN-brokered cease-fire over a decade ago. The story focuses on two competitors &#8212; Abdullah, a Sahrawi self-trained runner determined to win the race for his people, and Jorge Aubeso, a top Spanish athlete sympathetic to the cause &#8212; who race through brutal heat and infamous sirocco sandstorms with winds up to 60 mph. The filmmakers &#8212; one of only two media crews covering the event &#8212; have full access to this unusual race and to the all-but-forgotten story of 165,000 people who sense that the global spotlight is no longer theirs and fear that their problem may never be resolved without a return to armed conflict. 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