Jesse Owens Biopic RACE Gets a New Poster

Focus Features has released a new poster for Race, starring Stephan James as Jesse Owens as he prepares to run in the 1936 Olympics under Hitler’s regime in Berlin. The film is directed by Stephen Hopkins and also stars Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, Carice van Houten, Shanice Banton, and William Hurt.

Race is set to open in theaters February 19th, 2016.

Based on 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. “Race” is an enthralling film about courage, determination, tolerance, and friendship, and an inspiring drama about one man’s fight to become an Olympic legend.