I usually don't do movies, but I think I'm going to make an exception for this one:
From two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and an ensemble
cast lead by Washington that includes Academy Award® winner Forest Whitaker,
comes "The Great Debaters."
Inspired by a true story, "The Great Debaters" chronicles the journey of Professor Melvin Tolson (Denzel Washington), a brilliant but volatile debate team coach who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small African American college in the deep south into a historically elite debate team. A controversial figure, Professor Tolson challenged the social mores of the time and was under constant fire for his unconventional and ferocious teaching methods as well as his radical political views.
In their pursuit for excellence, Tolson's debate team receives a groundbreaking invitation to debate Harvard University 's championship team.
The film is directed by Denzel Washington and stars Washington, Forest
Whitaker, Jurnee Smollett, Nate Parker, Denzel Whitaker, and Kimberly Elise.
"The Great Debaters" was written by Robert Eisele and Tom Epperson and
produced by Todd Black, Kate Forte, Oprah Winfrey and Joe Roth. Presented by
The Weinstein Company, "The Great Debaters," will be released by MGM on
December 25th.
Sylvia