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Hurricane Season (2008)

Release Date:
Thursday, December 25, 2008

MPAA Rating:
NR

Rating Reason:
Not Available

Genre:
Drama, Sports

Starring:
Forest Whitaker, Taraji P. Henson, Isaiah Washington, Robbie Jones, Jackie Long, Eric Hill, Bow Wow, Lil' Wayne, Irma Hall, Jared Einsohn, J.B. Smoove, Chyna Mcclain

Written By:
Robert Eisele

Director:
Tim Story

Synopsis:
The exciting true story of an unlikely group of high school basketball champions who - in the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina - learn the true meaning of survival.

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Forest Whitaker, Isaiah Washington, Taraji P. Henson, Courtney B. Vance along with rising stars Robbie Jones, Shad Moss aka Bow Wow, Jackie Long, Eric Hill, Jarod Einsohn and Lil' Wayne star in "Hurricane Season," the exciting true story of an unlikely group of high school basketball champions who - in the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina - learn the true meaning of survival. Tim Story ("Barbershop," "Fantastic Four") directs.

Following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, a New Orleans basketball coach assembles a disparate team of players from those left behind and those who held out against the flood. In this exciting story based on true events, coach Al Collins (Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker) – a devoted husband and father driven by past failures and a consuming desire to win – empowers his team to 'never say die' as they fight their way to the state championship.

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