Melvin B. Tolson(Denzel Washington) is a teacher of Wiley College at Texas, his work is handle the Debate team, in this time he got a wonderful team composed by Henry Lowe(Nate Parker) and Hamilton Burgess(Jermaine Williams), and as substitutes Samantha Booke(Jurnee Smollett) and James Farmer Jr.(Denzel Whitaker).
They won every competition that they went, but some problems as political ideology of their teacher and the big problem of be negros in this period, will caused troubles to complete their sucess, this situation will prove them and show it who is sufficiently strong to be the champ.
Director:Denzel Washington
Writers: Robert Eisele (screenplay)
Robert Eisele (story)
Duration: 126 min
Year: 2007
Genre:Biography | Drama
Tagline: When the nation was in need, he inspired them to give us hope.
