Summary Based on a true story, former parole officer Marilyn Gambrell and a colleague set up a pioneer trial-based program in one of America's toughest high schools to help the children of incarcerated parents regain control of their own lives and not expect the same thing to happen as it did to their parents. To the surprise of everyone, the program works, but the administration warns the duo that it will not last unless every senior student is able to pass his or her final exams and graduate with the class. As the end of the school year approaches, Gambrell faces a crisis to save everything she believes in or lose it all. View more details
Directed : Andy Wolk
Written : Andy Wolk Peter Wolk
Stars : Ernie Hudson Jami Gertz Eugene Clark Sicily Johnson
Genres : Drama Biography
Release date : Aug 21, 2005
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Production companies : Nomadic Pictures Once Upon a Time Films
Summary Based on a true story, former parole officer Marilyn Gambrell and a colleague set up a pioneer trial-based program in one of America's toughest high schools to help the children of incarcerated parents regain control of their own lives and not expect the same thing to happen as it did to their parents. To the surprise of everyone, the program works, but the administration warns the duo that it will not last unless every senior student is able to pass his or her final exams and graduate with the class. As the end of the school year approaches, Gambrell faces a crisis to save everything she believes in or lose it all. View more details
Genres : Drama Biography
Release date : Aug 21, 2005
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Production companies : Nomadic Pictures Once Upon a Time Films
