Race | Based on a True Story

Race was a movie that came out simply to capitalize on the Rio Olympics, but it is an important story to take into account. It shows some problems in the way this movie has some of your bog-standard tropes associated with sports movies.

My episode on Olympics history:
https://youtu.be/WHGYFmK5t9U
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references:

http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/race/

http://www.bustle.com/articles/142271-how-accurate-is-race-the-jesse-owens-biopic-stays-true-to-history

http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/news/a42268/race-jesse-owens-1936-olympics-movie/

http://time.com/4210347/race-jesse-owens-biopic/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Owens
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery_Brundage
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Wiki:
Race is a 2016 biographical sports drama film about African American athlete Jesse Owens, who won a record-breaking four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.[7] Directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse, the film stars Stephan James as Owens, and co-stars Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, William Hurt and Carice van Houten.
Principal photography began on July 24, 2014, in Montreal, Canada. Forecast Pictures, Solofilms, and Trinity Race produced the film, Entertainment One released the film in Canada, Focus Features in the United States on February 19, 2016, Eagle Pictures in Italy on March 31, 2016, and SquareOne Entertainment in Germany on May 5, 2016. The film was supported by the Owens family, the Jesse Owens Foundation, the Jesse Owens Trust and the Luminary Group.[7] It won four Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Actor for James.
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