1905 movie network news On December 11th, 2023, in Los Angeles, USA, the film Rowing Boy held its premiere. The director and his wife, amal Clooney, as well as the film’s creators, Thomas Elmes and others attended.
The film tells the story of the struggle and sacrifice made by the rowing team of the University of Washington to participate in the men’s eight-man race at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. All the members came from middle and lower class families. They struggled to survive during the Great Depression, grew from second-rate players in their schools to athletes representing the United States in the Olympic Games, and finally won the gold medal by beating Italy and Germany with a slight advantage, becoming heroes in the era when rowing was popular in 1930.
This film is adapted from Daniel James Brown’s book of the same name. Daniel has interviewed the 90-year-old protagonist Joey and his daughter dozens of times, and collected a lot of historical materials to record this glorious moment that shocked the world. It shows the miracle created by courage, trust, optimism and determination.
The film Rowing Boy will be released in North America on December 25th.