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  1. Oct 29, 2021 · Heart of Champions. During their last year at an Ivy League college in 1999, a group of friends and crew teammates' lives are changed forever when an army vet takes over as coach of their dysfunctional rowing team.

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    • Drama, Sport
    • Michael Mailer
    • 2021-10-29
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  3. May 14, 2023 · No, ‘Heart of Champions’ is not a true story. Set in the year 1999, the screenplay for the film was written by Vojin Gjaja. However, Gjaja did base the story on his own life experiences, revealed actor Alex MacNicoll in an interview with Cinema Daily US.

  4. Dec 25, 2023 · The Boys in the Boat: Directed by George Clooney. With Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Peter Guinness, Sam Strike. A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings.

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    • Biography, Drama, Sport
    • George Clooney
    • 2023-12-25
  5. The film follows the University of Washington rowing team, and their quest to compete in the 1936 Summer Olympics. It stars Joel Edgerton as coach Al Ulbrickson Sr. and Callum Turner as rower Joe Rantz.

  6. Dec 25, 2023 · The movie portrays Hume as a socially awkward kid who was the key ingredient in the team's big win in front of a crowd that included furious Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.

    • Marco Della Cava
    • National Correspondent/San Francisco
  7. May 29, 2024 · The Movie Omitted an Attempt to Meet the President Amazon MGM Studios. In real life, the University of Washington rowing team attempted to meet President Roosevelt before a big race in Poughkeepsie by rowing to his Hyde Park estate. However, this event is not included in The Boys in the Boat.

  8. Jun 11, 2024 · As The Boys in the Boat is a true story, some other important real-life figures appear in the film beyond the rowing team. As the Washington rowing team waited to walk with Team USA in the 1936 Olympics opening ceremony, they noticed track star Jesse Owens (Jyuddah Jaymes) standing next to them.