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| Director: | Daniel Barnz | 
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| Writer: | Daniel Barnz, Brin Hill | 
| Staring: | 
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 28, 2012 | 
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| Director: | Daniel Barnz | 
| Writer: | Daniel Barnz, Brin Hill | 
| Genres: | Drama | 
| Keywords | based on true story | 
| Production Companies | Gran Via Productions, Walden Media | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $5,310,554 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Viola Davis | Nona Alberts | 
| Maggie Gyllenhaal | Jamie Fitzpatrick | 
| Ving Rhames | Principal Thompson | 
| Lance Reddick | Charles Alberts | 
| Rosie Perez | Breena Harper | 
| Emily Alyn Lind | Malia | 
| Stephen Weigand | Riske's assistant | 
| Liza Colón-Zayas | Yvonne | 
| Teri Clark | Miss Andrews | 
| Sarab Kamoo | Principal Chamudes | 
| Oscar Isaac | Michael Perry | 
| Holly Hunter | Evelyn Riske | 
| Dante Brown | Cody Alberts | 
| Bill Nunn | Principal Holland | 
| Ned Eisenberg | Arthur Gould | 
| Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Olivia Lopez | 
| Nancy Bach | Deborah | 
| Rebecca Harris | Ms. Southwick | 
| Lucia Scarano | District Receptionist | 
| Joe Fishel | Parent | 
| Jackson Nunn | TAP - Union Member (uncredited) | 
| Lou Consolo | Parent at rally (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Marcelo Zarvos | Original Music Composer | 
| Shawnna Thibodeau | Stunt Double | 
| Roman Osin | Director of Photography | 
| Daniel Barnz | Screenplay, Director | 
| Kristina Boden | Editor | 
| Laura Rosenthal | Casting | 
| Rusty Smith | Production Design | 
| Gary Kosko | Art Direction | 
| Diana Stoughton | Set Decoration | 
| Luca Mosca | Costume Design | 
| Brin Hill | Writer | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Mark Johnson | Producer | 
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| 2025 | 9 | 935 | 935 |