When the nation was in need, he inspired them to give us hope.
The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American college students into a historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and resolved.
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- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Denzel WhitakerJames Farmer Jr.
- Denzel WashingtonMelvin B. Tolson
- Nate ParkerHenry Lowe
- Jurnee Smollett-BellSamantha Booke
- Forest WhitakerDr. James Farmer Sr.
- Kimberly ElisePearl Farmer
- Jermaine WilliamsHamilton Burgess
- Gina RaveraRuth Tolson
- John HeardSheriff Dozier
- Devyn A. TylerHelen Farmer
Crew
- Denzel WashingtonDirector
- Robert EiseleScreenplay
- Philippe RousselotDirector of Photography
- James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer
- Peter GolubOriginal Music Composer
- Hughes WinborneEditor
- Todd BlackProducer
- Kate ForteProducer
- Joe RothProducer
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