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Woodlawn

2015

Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin

Caleb Castille, Jon Voight, C. Thomas Howell, Sean Astin ...

5.1

616

Drama Love and unity in a school torn by racism and hate in the 70s. In 1973, a spiritual awakening captured the heart of nearly every player of the Woodlawn High School football team, including its coach Tandy Gerelds. Their dedication to love and unity in a school filled with racism and hate leads to the largest high school football game ever played in the torn city of Birmingham, Alabama, and the rise of its first African American superstar, Tony Nathan. [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"This religious-themed sports drama should well please its target audience (...) a feel-good, real-life inspirational story"	POS
United States	Joe Leydon Variety	"The overall narrative mix of history lesson, gridiron action and spiritual uplift is effectively and satisfyingly sustained"	POS

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