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The film version of 鈥淭he Boys in the Boat,鈥 released on Dec. 25, was inspired by the鈥烀烙笆哟 men鈥檚 rowing team鈥痶hat won a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. It鈥檚 based on the 2013 book by Daniel James Brown. But there is more to the story than the improbable victory by UW student-athletes from small towns and working-class backgrounds. The 1936 Olympics were held in Berlin, following a failed movement in the United States and Europe to boycott the…