Tonka poster

Quick Info

Rating

5.0/10

Release1997

RuntimeN/A

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Flach Film

P.F.A. Films

Movie

Tonka

1997

N/A

5.0

Drama

Synopsis

A famous sprinter considers quitting competition, when he gets to meet Tonka, an Indian woman living in a big advertising coke can near Roissy Charles De Gaulle airport. She is naturally talented for running, and the sprinter decides to train her to become a sprinter like him. As they fall in love, Tonka cheers him up, and then tries to pursue him to take over competition.

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