The Boys in the BoatAmazon Prime, review by Yvette Huddleston
Based on the true story of a US rowing team’s bid to compete at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, this feelgood sporting drama directed by George Clooney makes for inspiring family viewing. At the height of the Depression in America, many of the young students at the University of Washington, apart from those with wealthy families, are struggling to get by. One such student is Joe Rantz whose family has been torn apart by the Depression and who has been fending for himself since he was 14 years old.
They are put through their paces on a strict training regime by taciturn coach Al Ulbrickson who has big ambitions for the team and controversially chooses them above the senior crew to potentially represent the US in the Olympics. The team is clearly talented and determined but they are up against Ivy League teams that have a lot of money behind them and higher-grade equipment at their disposal.
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