
Thefilmchroniclesthestoryoftheiconicracefromitshumbleoriginsstartingwithonly15runnerstothepresentday.Inadditiontohighlightingtheeventastheoldestannuallycontestedmarathonintheworld,thefilmshowcasesmanyofthemostimportantmomentsinmorethanacenturyoftherace’shistory.Evolvingfromaworkingman’schallengetowelcomingforeignathletesandeventuallywomen,Bostonbecomesthestageformanyfirstsandinnosmallparttheeventthatpavedthewayforthemodernmarathonandmassparticipatorysports.<br/> Followingthetragiceventsof2013,BOSTONrecordsthepreparationsandeventualrunningofthe118thBostonMarathononeyearlaterwhenrunnersandcommunitygatheronceagaininsupportofoneanotherforwhatwillbethemostmeaningfulraceofall.<br/> Producedanddirectedbyawardwinningfilmmaker/marathonerJonDunham(SpiritoftheMarathonI&II)andproducedbyAcademyAwardnomineeMeganWilliams,andexecutiveproducedbyAcademyAwardnomineeFrankMarshall(BacktotheFuture,TheCuriousCaseofBenjaminButton,Sully),BOSTONismorethanarunningfilm.Itisatimelessstoryabouttriumphoveradversityforrunnerandnon-runneralike.

