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UNDEFEATED (PG13) -Village 8
Theatres
EXCLUSIVE/NEW RELEASE
Set
against the backdrop of a high school football season, Dan
Lindsay and T.J. Martin's Academy Award-winning documentary
Undefeated is an intimate chronicle of three
underprivileged student-athletes from inner-city Memphis and
the volunteer coach trying to help them beat the odds on and
off the field. Founded in 1899, Manassas High School in North
Memphis has never seen its football team, the Tigers, win a
playoff game. That began to change in 2004, when Bill
Courtney, former high school football coach turned
businessman, volunteered to lend a hand. When Courtney
arrived, the Tigers were accustomed to timeworn equipment and
a sorry patch of lawn as a practice field. Focusing on
nurturing emotional as well as physical strength, Courtney has
helped the Tigers find their footing and their confidence
during the 2009 Summer/Fall football season. It's the senior
year for the team's star player, O.C. Brown, a left tackle
blessed with power, size and speed. With football scholarships
hanging in the balance, O.C. will have to juggle practice with
the study sessions he needs to pass crucial exams. For players
and coaches alike, the season will be not only about winning
games—it will be about how they grapple with the unforeseeable
events that are part of football and part of life. |