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Won't Back Down
“If you can't beat the system... change it”
6.1 / 10• 2012• 2h 1m•PG• English
Drama
Storyline
Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for their children. The two women refuse to let any obstacles stand in their way as they battle a bureaucracy that's hopelessly mired in traditional thinking, and they seek to re-energize a faculty that has lost its passion for teaching.
Cast & Crew
Viola Davis
Nona Alberts
Lead
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Jamie Fitzpatrick
Ving Rhames
Principal Thompson
Lance Reddick
Charles Alberts
Rosie Perez
Breena Harper
Emily Alyn Lind
Malia
Stephen Weigand
Riske's assistant
Liza Colón-Zayas
Yvonne
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Daniel Barnz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Won't Back Down is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
