Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
(2005)

Released: 2005-08-22

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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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Jami Gertz

as Marilyn Gambrell

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Eugene Clark

as Reginald Spivey

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Ernie Hudson

as Perry Beasley

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Sicily Johnson

as Lisa Jones

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Edwin Hodge

as Darnell

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Zak Santiago

as Ed Rivera

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Regine Nehy

as Valerie

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Michasha Armstrong

as Frank, Jamal's Stepfather

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Ron Carothers

as Jamal's Father

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