Undefeated

    Genre
    Documentary, Sport
  • |
    • Runtime
    113 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG-13
  • |
    • Release Date
    2012
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin
CAST INCLUDES:
Bill Courtney, O.C. Brown, Montrail 'Money' Brown

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Whether you follow football religiously or could not bother with a touchdown, this documentary tugs at your heartstrings with a gripping story about an underfunded and underprivileged high school football team in Memphis. This Academy Award winning film with a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, directed by team Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin (LA 92, TINA) tackles far more than just what happens on the field. USA Today raves "Undefeated chronicles a championship season but covers turf that extends miles beyond the football field."

SYNOPSIS

Set against the backdrop of a high school football season, the OSCAR®-winning documentary UNDEFEATED is an intimate chronicle of three underprivileged student-athletes from inner-city Memphis and the volunteer coach who tries to help them beat the odds on and off the field.

Undefeated

    Genre
    Documentary, Sport
  • |
    • Runtime
    113 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG-13
  • |
    • Release Date
    2012
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin
CAST INCLUDES
Bill Courtney, O.C. Brown, Montrail 'Money' Brown
Whether you follow football religiously or could not bother with a touchdown, this documentary tugs at your heartstrings with a gripping story about an underfunded and underprivileged high school football team in Memphis. This Academy Award winning film with a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, directed by team Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin (LA 92, TINA) tackles far more than just what happens on the field. USA Today raves "Undefeated chronicles a championship season but covers turf that extends miles beyond the football field."

Set against the backdrop of a high school football season, the OSCAR®-winning documentary UNDEFEATED is an intimate chronicle of three underprivileged student-athletes from inner-city Memphis and the volunteer coach who tries to help them beat the odds on and off the field.

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