Kipchoge: The Last Milestone

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Kipchoge: The Last Milestone
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Promotional poster
Directed by Jake Scott
Produced by
  • Ross Plummer
Starring
Cinematography Thomas Dirnhofer
Edited byStruan Clay
Paul Trewartha
Music bySimon Elms
Colin Smith
Production
company
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • 24 August 2021 (2021-08-24)
Running time
86
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Kipchoge: The Last Milestone is a 2021 British documentary film directed by Jake Scott and executive produced by Ridley Scott. It follows Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge and the events leading up to the Ineos 1:59 Challenge that saw him breaking the two-hour mark for running the marathon distance. The film was released digitally on-demand on 24 August 2021.

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Production

The film was directed by Jake Scott, produced by Ross Plummer and executive produced by Kai-Lu Hsiung, Kevin Macdonald, and Ridley Scott. [1]

Critical reception

Outside reviewer Martin Fritz Huber wrote that he "learnt nothing new" from the film, but praised its "irresistible" cinematography. [2] Rob Aldam of Backseat Mafia described the film as a "fascinating journey following a man fully-focussed on one goal and the huge support team dedicated to making it all possible". [3]

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References

  1. Ramachandran, Naman (November 3, 2020). "Olympic Champion Eliud Kipchoge Documentary in the Works at Ridley Scott Creative Group – AFM". Variety .
  2. Huber, Martin Fritz (August 20, 2021). "The New Kipchoge Documentary Is a Superfluous Delight". Outside Magazine.
  3. Aldam, Rob (August 20, 2021). "Film Review: Kipchoge: The Last Milestone". Backseat Mafia.