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Finding Forrester
Finding Forrester

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Finding Forrester

PG-13·2000·136m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director

Gus Van Sant

Writer

Mike Rich

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$43,000,000.00

Revenue:

$80,100,000.00

Keywords

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