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The Great Debaters

2007, Movie, 2h 6min

The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American college students into a historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.

Country: United States

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Reviews

Critic Roger Ebert

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They are black, proud, single-minded, focused, and they express all this most dramatically in their debating.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Keith Phipps

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Washington plays Tolson as a man so fiercely uncompromising that a place on his squad served as a continual baptism of fire.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Johan Larsson

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En riktigt bra film av Denzel Washington med bra skådisar, bra scenografi och miljöer.

3 years ago

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"The Great Debaters" tells the inspiring true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a brilliant and radical debate team coach who, against all odds, leads his team of underdog African-American college students to challenge the Harvard elite in a historical powerhouse debate. Set in the mid-1930s Texas, where racism and segregation were rampant, the film explores social constructs and the struggles of African Americans through the eyes of Tolson and his team, including a young James Farmer, who later co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality. With powerful dialogue and a gripping narrative, the movie shows how the power of words can transform lives and pave the way for justice.

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