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Patriots day, the newest film from director peter berg and star mark wahlberg, recreates the events of the boston marathon bombings of 20. Its a great documentary about a great race in a great city, and i am glad i watched it. Welcome to all new followers of boston the first ever boston marathon film. Boston marathon documentary returns to local theater for.
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I qualified for the boston marathon with a time of 2 hours and 49 minutes, just below what was then the 2. Sep 21, 2017 t he boston marathon bombing survivor who inspired the new movie stronger was brought to tears while watching the film, which he said triggered feelings of pain, love and regret jeff bauman, now. The boston marathon is like no other event in the world, and to have its history captured through this type of exclusive documentary is extraordinary mayor. Jan 03, 2016 boston, the first featurelength documentary film about the boston marathon, is in the works. The boston athletic association, which organizes the race, gave dunham exclusive rights to its archive of photos.
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