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Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story

73 %|Aug 22, 2005|Drama, TV Movie

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, Gertz faces a crisis to save everything she believes in or lose it all

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Andy Wolk
Writer
Peter Wolk
Writer
Andy Wolk
Director

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Cast

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Jami Gertz
Marilyn Gambrell
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Eugene A. Clark
Reginald Spivey
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Ernie Hudson
Perry Beasley
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Sicily Johnson
Lisa Jones
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Zak Santiago
Ed Rivera
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Michasha Armstrong
Frank, Jamal's Stepfather
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Ron Carothers
Jamal's Father
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Kaya Coleman
Little Kid
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Pamela Crawford
Grandmother