Most know Jesse Owens as an Olympic gold medalist and record-setting track star. But it took more than physical strength to overcome the discrimination he faced as a young black athlete in the United States and abroad.
The biopic “Race” — made with the support and cooperation of Owens’ family — has some flaws, but it succeeds in bringing dimension to an American icon and reminding Hollywood of the richness of untold stories outside the white male mainstream.
Ambitious in scope, the film tracks Owens’ rise from college freshman to Olympic hero, while also telling the story of the U.S. Olympic Committee’s debate over participating in the 1936 games in Nazi Germany.
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