Based on a true story, George Clooney's latest directorial feature, The Boys in the Boat, is an inspirational tale of humanity and perseverance wrapped up in a sports biopic, just in time for the holidays. The movie stars Callum Turner as a University of Washington student struggling to stay afloat on his own as he searches for security among the school's rowing team, and finds so much more.
Set in the 1930s, Joe Rantz (Turner) discovers that he'll soon be unable to afford his tuition. Already working his way through school homeless, an opportunity presents itself when Joe gets word the rowing team is looking for more boys, and the gig comes complete with food, a part-time job, and housing. As unbelievable as it sounds, rowing is no stroll in the park, and especially under the direction of Coach Al Ulbrickson (Joel Edgerton), whose eye is set on the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
During a conversation with Collider's Steve Weintraub, Turner and Hadley Robinson, who plays Joe's girlfriend, Joyce, in the film, discuss the heart of the film, how huge of a sport rowing once was, the physical toll it took on both Joe and Callum, and the inspiration behind Joe's stoic nature Turner portrayed on screen.
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