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Race

7.3/10

Rating

134 min

Runtime

2016

Release Year

Stephen Hopkins

Director

Cast

Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree, Shanice Banton, Carice van Houten

Quick Synopsis

The film tells the story of Jesse Owens, an African American track and field athlete from the United States, who aims to become the greatest in his sport. His journey leads him to compete in the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, where he confronts the Nazi regime's ideology of Aryan racial superiority promoted by Adolf Hitler.

Detailed Synopsis of Race

Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.

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