Walkout
All it takes is the courage to step out.
From the producer of Selena and directed by award-winning actor Edward James Olmos comes the stirring true story of courage and justice. The year is 1968, the height of the national civil-rights movement. Paula Crisostomo (Alexa Vega, Spy Kids) is an idealistic honor student who refuses to "play it safe" in a school system that discriminates against Mexican-Americans. Together with thousands of supporters, she coordinates a multi-school walkout of students to protest academic prejudices. Mentored by her charismatic teacher Sal Castro (Michael Pena, Million Dollar Baby), and with the help of her friend Bobby (Efren Ramirez, Napoleon Dynamite), Paula learns that sometimes the price of progress is high - but it's ultimately worth paying.
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Sadly...not very good - Cricri7
The original idea for this movie is excellent. It talks about the place of Hispanic in 1968. It could have been an incredible movie but it fell short. Some of those smaller movies with unknown actors sometimes end up excellent and inspiring, but it is not the case here. A high school teacher is supposed to inspire high school students but the dialogue never gets off the ground and is full of clichés.
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Sadly...not very good - Cricri7
The original idea for this movie is excellent. It talks about the place of Hispanic in 1968. It could have been an incredible movie but it fell short. Some of those smaller movies with unknown actors sometimes end up excellent and inspiring, but it is not ...