Jeff Daniels (SPEED, ARACHNOPHOBIA) plays a teacher in an inner city Chicago high school whose students get a chance to compete in an academic decathlon. When his students win against a better-funded school, Daniels is pleased as punch... until he finds out they cheated. The resulting media feeding frenzy and disgrace plunge .. Read more
| Starring | Jeff Daniels, Jena Malone, Paul Sorvino, Luke Edwards |
|---|---|
| Director | John Stockwell |
| Genres | Drama |
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Jeff Daniels (SPEED, ARACHNOPHOBIA) plays a teacher in an inner city Chicago high school whose students get a chance to compete in an academic decathlon. When his students win against a better-funded school, Daniels is pleased as punch... until he finds out they cheated. The resulting media feeding frenzy and disgrace plunge the school into a dramatic reassessment of the situation. Based on a true story.
| Starring | Jeff Daniels, Jena Malone, Paul Sorvino, Luke Edwards, Blake Heron |
|---|---|
| Director | John Stockwell |
| Studio | CINEMA CLUB |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 42 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: None |
| Released | DVD: 20 Mar 2006 Production year: 2000 |
| Format | DVD |
I didn't know what to expect from this film, but I least expected it to be one of the best I have seen this year. The fact that it?s a true story made it particularly interesting. That story happens to be a very intriguing and thought provoking one raising a number of issues such as questioning what makes someone successful in this world. The acting was superb, from all the kids although especially Jena Malone and Jeff Daniels outstood as their teacher. An interesting fact - the real teacher this film is about appears in the cast as an unknown teacher seen in the background.