Sweetwater backdrop
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2023·Drama·1h 59m
7.0
In 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of the first African Americans to play in the NBA.
Directed by Martin Guigui
based on true story
basketball
national basketball association (nba)
1950s
inspirational
hopeful
sincere

Cast

Everett Osborne
Everett Osborne
Nathaniel 'Sweetwater' Clifton
Cary Elwes
Cary Elwes
Ned Irish
Jeremy Piven
Jeremy Piven
Joe Lapchick
Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts
Judd
Jim Caviezel
Jim Caviezel
Sports Writer
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss
Maurice Podoloff
Kevin Pollak
Kevin Pollak
Abe Saperstein
Mike Starr
Mike Starr
Eddie Gottlieb
Jim Meskimen
Jim Meskimen
Miles Slocum
Jason Sklar
Jason Sklar
Donnie Grossman
Emmaline
Emmaline
Jeanne Staples
Ashani Roberts
Ashani Roberts
Sweetwater's Mother

Crew

Jeff Cardoni
Jeff Cardoni
Original Music Composer
Massimo Zeri
Massimo Zeri
Director of Photography
Dahlia Waingort
Dahlia Waingort
Producer
Darren Moorman
Darren Moorman
Producer
Megan Mieduch
Megan Mieduch
Associate Producer
Peewee Piemonte
Peewee Piemonte
Stunt Coordinator

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Benton
Benton
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Sharn Bungard
Sharn Bungard
Sweetwater
Holy white savior complex. A two hour biopic on the first black man to play in the NBA that features roughly 90 minutes of old white guys yelling at each other.
Holy white savior complex. A two hour biopic on the first black man to play in the NBA that features roughly 90 minutes of old white guys yelling at each other.
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Sharn
Sharn
Sweetwater
Holy white savior complex. A two hour biopic on the first black man to play in the NBA that features roughly 90 minutes of old white guys yelling at each other.
Holy white savior complex. A two hour biopic on the first black man to play in the NBA that features roughly 90 minutes of old white guys yelling at each other.
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Annie
Annie
Sweetwater
this movie was something..i think it had so much potential the basketball sequences were my favorite part i think everett osborne was the highlight of the movie but the dialogue fell flat most of the time and the flashbacks did not have any depth
this movie was something..i think it had so much potential the basketball sequences were my favorite part i think everett osborne was the highlight of the movie but the dialogue fell flat most of the time and the flashbacks did not have any depth
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zara
zara
Sweetwater
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