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Finding Forrester (2000)

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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.

Release Date : Dec 21, 2000

Runtime : 2h 16m

Genre : Drama  

Companies : Laurence Mark Productions, Fountainbridge Films, Columbia Pictures

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : dying and death, high school, friendship, scholarship, sibling relationship, based on novel or book, unsociability, becoming an adult, upper class, scotland, poetry, literature, professor, mentor, intellectually gifted, plagiarism, literature competition, private school, manuscript, seclusion, pulitzer prize, father figure


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