A true story of a priest (Andre Braugher) in New Orleans who formed a group of black players and challenged an all-white prep school basketball team in the 1960's. Eventually events like these signaled the pivotal turn in the games' history leading to the integration in today's sport. Directed by Steve James (Hoop Dreams), these basketball players didn't just make shots, they made history.
Acting
Braugher delivers sermons that'll convert atheists.
Direction
Steve James brings Hoop Dreams intimacy to 1960s segregation.
Director
Steve James
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real 1965 game between St. Augustine and Jesuit was so controversial that white Jesuit parents petitioned to cancel it.
Steve James made this between Hoop Dreams projects, essentially creating a fictionalized prequel to his documentary masterpiece.
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