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Finding Forrester

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Original title

Finding Forrester

Year

2000

Running time

136 min.

Country

United States

Director

Gus Van Sant

Screenwriter

Mike Rich

Cast

Music

Various

Cinematography

Harris Savides

Producer

Columbia Pictures, Fountainbridge Films, Finding Forrester Productions, Laurence Mark Productions. Producer: Sean Connery

Genre

Drama | Friendship. Education. Literature

Synopsis

Finding Forrester is a drama about a unique relationship between William Forrester, an eccentric, reclusive novelist, and Jamal Wallace, a young, black, amazingly gifted scholar-athlete. After the novelist discovers that the young athlete is also an excellent writer and secretly takes him on as his protñ, they develop an unlikely friendship. As they learn more about each other, they learn more about themselves, and ultimately, with the help of his new mentor, the basketball star must choose the right path between following his writing dreams or his hoop dreams.

Awards: 2001: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection

2000: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Most Promising Actor (Rob Brown)

2000: Satellite Awards: nominated to Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama.

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52 My Top 10 Movies from 2000 (43)

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