Movie Description:
The year is 1936. America has fast become one of the world`s most powerful nations on the platform of freedom and equality for all people. On the otherside of the Atlantic, Hitler`s Third Reich is steadily taking hold. Meanwhile, Joe Louis, and up and coming prizefighter from Harlem, NewYork, fights for his slice of the American dream: to become boxing`s heavyweight champion. Standing in his way is German champ, Max Schmeling.Despite Schmeling`s liberal andpacifistviews, he is heralded by the Nazis as the perfect specimen of the perfect race. The world watched as their boutstook on epic proportoins, but outside ofpublic view, they forged a friendship that would transcend enemy lines. Based on a true story.