Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story

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20052h

Based on a true story, former parole officer Marilyn Gambrell and a colleague set up a pioneer trial-based program in one of America's toughest high schools to help the children of incarcerated parents regain control of their own lives and not expect the same thing to happen as it did to their parents. To the surprise of everyone, the program works, but the administration warns the duo that it will not last unless every senior student is able to pass his or her final exams and graduate with the class. As the end of the school year approaches, Gertz faces a crisis to save everything she believes in or lose it all

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Jami Gertz

Marilyn Gambrell

Photo of Eugene Clark

Eugene Clark

Reginald Spivey

Photo of Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

Perry Beasley

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Sicily Johnson

Lisa Jones

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Zak Santiago

Ed Rivera

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Michasha Armstrong

Frank, Jamal's Stepfather

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Kaya Coleman

Little Kid

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Pamela Crawford

Grandmother

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