Dan Millman is a gifted young athlete bound for Olympic gold who will do anything to be the best. Driven by success, Dan has got it all: trophies, fast motorcycles, fast girls, and wild parties. But Dan's world is turned upside down when he meets a mysterious stranger in a gas station who holds the power to tap into new worlds of strength and understanding. The young man discovers that he has much to learn and even more to leave behind in order to master this new vision of greatness in this moving tale about the power of human will.
Short storyline
Dan Millman is a university student as well as a locally famous gymnast who dreams of winning a National Championship competition. He sexually couples with numerous young women who are impressed by his agility and skill, but suffers from psychological restlessness. On one occasion, Dan attempts to compensate for the restlessness by running along streets before sunrise. At a car-service station, he encounters an old man who seems to know more about Dan's problem than Dan himself knows, whom Dan later nicknames "Socrates." Dan is unsettled by Socrates' knowledge; by the fact that Socrates had appeared in a nightmare as a faceless. As a result of his exposure to the last, Dan seeks to learn the secret behind it.
More info:
Runtime: USA: 120 min | Argentina: 120 min
Release Date: 13 April 2007 (Mexico)
Country: Germany, USA
Box office: Budget: $14,000,000 (estimated). Opening Weekend: $80,602 (USA) (4 June 2006) (10 Screens). Gross: $3,960,414 (USA)