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A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.


The history of the Boston Marathon from its humble origins starting with only 15 runners, to the first female runners, through the tragedy in 2013, and ultimately the triumph of 2014.

Matt Damon
Narrator (voice)
Robert de Castella
Self
Manzie Jones
Gerald Jones

Rosa Mota
Self
Bill Rodgers
Self
Joan Benoit Samuelson
Self
Boston is a documentary film released in 2017 exploring themes of boston, massachusetts, marathon, boston marathon. Directed by Jon Dunham, it stars Matt Damon, Robert de Castella, Manzie Jones. The history of the Boston Marathon from its humble origins starting with only 15 runners, to the first female runners, through the tragedy in 2013, and ultimately the triumph of 2014.
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