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Pride
2007
Based on true events, Pride tells the story of Jim Ellis, a charismatic schoolteacher in the 1970s who changed lives forever by founding and coaching an African-American swim team in one of Philadelphia's roughest neighborhoods. The year is 1973, and Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard), a college-educated African-American, can't find .. Read more
| Starring | Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac, Tom Arnold, Regine Nehy |
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| Director | Sunu Gonera |
| Genres | Drama |
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Pride
Based on true events, Pride tells the story of Jim Ellis, a charismatic schoolteacher in the 1970s who changed lives forever by founding and coaching an African-American swim team in one of Philadelphia's roughest neighborhoods.
The year is 1973, and Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard), a college-educated African-American, can't find a job. Driven by his love of competitive swimming, Jim refurbishes an abandoned recreational pool in a down-at-its-heels Philadelphia neighborhood with the help of its custodian Elston (Bernie Mac). But when the pool is marked for demolition, Jim fights back - by starting the city's first African-American swim team. Recruiting teens from the streets, Jim struggles to transform a motley team of novices into capable swimmers - all in time for the upcoming state championships. But as racism, violence and an unsympathetic city official threaten to tear the team apart, Jim must do everything he can to convince his swimmers that victory, both in and out of the pool, is within their reach.
| Starring | Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac, Tom Arnold, Regine Nehy, Kevin Phillips |
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| Director | Sunu Gonera |
| Studio | LIONSGATE |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 44 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 48 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 2007 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 12 Aug 2009 To Rent: DVD: 14 Jan 2008 |
| LOVEFiLM Instant | £2.49 |
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This film was really disappointing. I recommend you DON'T rent it. I wish I'd just turned it off last night and gone to sleep instead of watching it to ... read more »
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Don't usually watch sport based films -having said that, the focus is not so much on the sport but the camaraderie that develops between the main characters... read more »
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This was one of the best sports inspirational films i have seen in a long time. Made it even better that it was based on true events as you invest more of ... read more »
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