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Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for their children. The two women refuse to let any obstacles stand in their way as they battle a bureaucracy that's hopelessly mired in traditional thinking, and they seek to re-energize a faculty that has lost its passion for teaching.
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Sep 28, 2012
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$5.3M
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 15, 2013
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Gran Via Productions, Walden Media
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Viola Davis
Nona Alberts
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Maggie Gyllenhaal
Jamie Fitzpatrick
Ving Rhames
Principal Thompson
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Lance Reddick
Charles Alberts
R
Rosie Perez
Breena Harper
Emily Alyn Lind
Malia
S
Stephen Weigand
Riske's assistant
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Liza Colón-Zayas
Yvonne
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Teri Clark
Miss Andrews
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Sarab Kamoo
Principal Chamudes
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Oscar Isaac
Michael Perry
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Holly Hunter
Evelyn Riske
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Dante Brown
Cody Alberts
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Bill Nunn
Principal Holland
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Ned Eisenberg
Arthur Gould
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Olivia Lopez
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Nancy Bach
Deborah
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Rebecca Harris
Ms. Southwick
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Lucia Scarano
District Receptionist
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Joe Fishel
Parent
