The Boys in the Boat is the story of Joe Rantz a charismatic young man born dirt poor in the woods of Washington State who dreams of escaping the challenges of the Great Depression & a complicated family life full of painful memories. What follows is an extraordinary journey as Joe & eight other young men exchange the sweat & graft & dust of ordinary life for the purer rigours of sport at its very highest level
- a journey at the end of which lies a gold medal rowing race at the Berlin Olympics of 1936 in front of Hitler himself. Told against the grand backdrop of 1930s America The Boys in the Boat is a story full of lyricism & unexpected beauty; a story that rises above sport & even the grand sweep of history itself in favour of something more personal.