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Release Date: 23 March 2007
We have not reviewed Pride because we did not recieve a screening of this movie in our area.
Synopsis: Based on a true story, Terrance Howard stars as Jim Ellis, a 1970s Philadelphia school teacher who tries to help his inner-city students by getting them involved with competitive swimming.
Content Information:
This additional information about the movie's content is taken from the notes of various Canadian Film Classification boards:
Overall Theme
- A teacher helps his students overcome ignorance and racial prejudice by encouraging them to compete in swimming.
Violence
- Some depictions of non-graphic violence including hand-to-hand conflict and a beating.
Sexual Content
- Mild sexual references.
Language
- Infrequent use of mild profanities and racial slurs.
Pride is rated PG: for thematic material, language including some racial epithets, and violence.
Cast: Terrance Howard
Studio: 2007 Lions Gate Films
Website: Official site for Pride.
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
