Taglines: The Weight of the World. The Love of a Brother.
At the center is Tanner Stine as Zach Truett, who is – you guessed it – a superstar high school football player and the closest thing to a celebrity in the fictional small town of Bessemer, Florida. On the surface, Zach would seem to have it all: good looks, swaggering charisma and natural athletic gifts. But as is so often the case in faith-based films, Zach is questioning God’s plan for him.
He and his younger (and more devout) brother, Dave (Evan Hofer), have been living by themselves in their ramshackle home in the poorest section of this crumbling town for the past couple years. Their mom died of cancer and their absent dad (Kristoffer Polaha) has been drinking away the pain ever since. Dowling’s fluid camerawork efficiently depicts the bleakness of Bessemer, with its boarded-up shops and beat-up cars, although he does lay it on a bit thick with the country music.
But Zach, a slick and speedy running back who’s on the verge of taking his team to the state championship, knows football will provide an escape for himself and Dave. (You will be shocked to learn that he has set his sights on the University of Florida, where Tebow was a Heisman Trophy winner and two-time national champion. Former NFL star Eddie George has a small part as a scout who’s checking him out.) But among the troubles the brothers are facing, Dave is suffering from an illness that threatens to derail their plans.
Run the Race is a 2018 American Christian drama film directed by Chris Dowling. It follows two young brothers who use football to cope with their mother’s death and father’s abandonment of them. Tim Tebow acts as an executive producer on the film. It was released in the United States on February 22, 2019, by Roadside Attractions.
Run the Race (2019)
Directed by: Chris Dowling
Starring: Mykelti Williamson, Frances Fisher, Kristoffer Polaha, Tanner Stine, Evan Hofer, Kelsey Reinhardt, Mario Van Peebles, Caleb Castille, Eddie George, Gianna Simone
Screenplay by: Jake McEntire, Jason Baumgardner
Production Design by: Katherine Tucker
Cinematography by: Kristopher Kimlin
Film Editing by: Dan O’Brien
Costume Design by: Anna Redmon
Art Direction by: Ashley Wingo
Music by: Paul Mills
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic content and some teen partying.
Distributed by: Roadside Attractions
Release Date: February 22, 2019
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