Finding Forrester (2000)
12
22/02/2001 (GB)
Drama, History
2h 16m
- 71% (1134 votes)
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In an ordinary place, he found the one person to make his life extraordinary.
Overview
Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.
- Gus Van SantDirector
- Mike RichWriter
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$43,000,000
Revenue
$80,100,000
Keywords
- dying and death
- high school
- friendship
- scholarship
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- unsociability
- becoming an adult
- upper class
- scotland
- poetry
- literature
- professor
- mentor
- intellectually gifted
- plagiarism
- literature competition
- private school
- manuscript
- seclusion
- pulitzer prize
- father figure
Top Billed Cast
Sean Connery
William Forrester
Rob Brown
Jamal Wallace
F. Murray Abraham
Robert Crawford
Anna Paquin
Claire Spence
Damany Mathis
Kenzo
Busta Rhymes
Terrell Wallace
April Grace
Ms. Joyce
Michael Pitt
John Coleridge
Michael Nouri
Dr. Spence
Richard Easton
Prof. Matthews
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