Won't Back Down

[Brian in Mesa]

Won't Back Down

Release Date: September 28, 2012
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Daniel Barnz
Screenwriter: Brin Hill, Daniel Barnz
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG (for thematic elements and language)
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Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Oscar Isaac, Holly Hunter, Rosie Perez, Lance Reddick, Emily Alyn Lind

Plot Summary: Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis play two determined mothers, one a teacher, who will stop at nothing to transform their children's failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children.

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[Skratchy_Seal]

I watched this at the world premiere a couple of weeks ago in NY during the Education Nation summit week, thanks to a teacher friend of mine.

While not having any background or knowledge in education, I thought it was a great movie. It does take a big dig at teachers' unions, and there were protests outside the theatre. Otherwise, it still seems like a movie many teachers can relate to, one way or another.