Finding Forrester
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.
Year: 2000
Studio: Laurence Mark Productions, Fountainbridge Films, Columbia Pictures, Finding Forrester Productions
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin, Damany Mathis, Busta Rhymes
Crew: Gus Van Sant (Director), Sean Connery (Producer), Laurence Mark (Producer), Rhonda Tollefson (Producer), Harris Savides (Director of Photography), Valdís Óskarsdóttir (Editor)
Runtime: 136 minutes
Release: Dec 21, 2000
IMDb: 7.10/10 by 1,095 users
Popularity: 16
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 43
Revenue: 80
Keyword : 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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