Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story (2005)
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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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Cast
Jami Gertz
Marilyn Gambrell
Eugene Clark
Reginald Spivey
Ernie Hudson
Perry Beasley
Sicily Johnson
Lisa Jones
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Stacy Meadows
Cody
Trent Cameron
Jamal
Edwin Hodge
Darnell
Zak Santiago
Ed Rivera
Regine Nehy
Valerie
Michasha Armstrong
Frank, Jamal's Stepf...
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James Baker
Cop
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Ron Carothers
Jamal's Father
Kaya Coleman
Little Kid
Jorge Vargas
Miguel
Pamela Crawford
Grandmother