The RACE will be celebrating the 80th anniversary of Jesse Owens becoming the surprise star of the Berlin 1936 olympics.
Altitude Film Distribution has released the official UK trailer for RACE, which you can take a look at in the video player above.
The trailer provides a look into the incredible true story of Jesse Owens, the legendary athletic superstar 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.
Stephen Hopkins’ RACE, which follows black athlete Jesse Owens’ meteoric rise to become a four-time Olympic gold medalist at the 1936 games in Nazi Germany, will release in UK cinemas on Friday, June 3rd.
In 1936 the Olympic Games were held in Berlin, Germany. Organised by the ruling Nazi-Party, the games were intended to showcase Hitler’s vision of the supremacy of the Aryan race. That Nazi dream was shattered by a black American athlete named Jesse Owens.
RACE is based on the incredible true story of Jesse Owens, a man that the New York Times called “the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history.” RACE is an enthralling film about courage, determination, friendship and an inspiring drama about one man’s fight to become an Olympic legend.
Directed and produced by Emmy Award-winner Stephen Hopkins (The Life and Death of Peter Sellers), RACE stars Stephan James (Selma) as Jesse Owens and Jason Sudeikis (We’re the Millers, Horrible Bosses) and also features Academy Award-winners Jeremy Irons and William Hurt as well as Carice Van Houten (Game of Thrones). Made with the cooperation of the Jesse Owens Foundation as well as the Owens family, RACE was written by Anna Waterhouse and Joe Shrapnel (Frankie & Alice).
Hamish Moseley, Altitude Film Entertainment’s Head of Distribution says, “We’re proud to be bringing Race and Jesse Owens’ incredible story to the UK. With the Rio Olympics just around the corner, and the 80th anniversary of Owens’ success, it couldn’t be a better time to celebrate such an icon on the big screen.”
RACE will be running into cinemas June 3rd, 2016.
