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.
Details
- Director
- Gus Van Sant
- Writer
- Mike Rich
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $43,000,000
Cast
Anna Paquin
April Grace
Busta Rhymes
Damany Mathis
F. Murray Abraham
Michael Nouri
Michael Pitt
Richard Easton
Rob Brown
Sean Connery
Keywords
based on novel or book
becoming an adult
dying and death
father figure
friendship
high school
intellectually gifted
literature
literature competition
manuscript
mentor
plagiarism
poetry
private school
professor
pulitzer prize
scholarship
scotland
seclusion
sibling relationship
unsociability
upper class
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