| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Maggie Gyllenhaal | ... | Jamie Fitzpatrick | |
| Viola Davis | ... | Nona Alberts | |
| Oscar Isaac | ... | Michael Perry | |
| Holly Hunter | ... | Evelyn Riske | |
| Rosie Perez | ... | Breena Harper | |
| Emily Alyn Lind | ... | Malia Fitzpatrick | |
| Dante Brown | ... | Cody Alberts | |
| Lance Reddick | ... | Charles Alberts | |
| Ving Rhames | ... | Principal Thompson | |
| Bill Nunn | ... | Principal Holland | |
| Ned Eisenberg | ... | Arthur Gould | |
| Marianne Jean-Baptiste | ... | Olivia Lopez | |
| Liza Colón-Zayas | ... | Yvonne | |
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Nancy Bach | ... | Deborah |
| Keith Flippen | ... | Ben | |
Two determined mothers with children who are failing in an inner city school in Pittsburgh join forces to take back the school, and turn it into a place of learning. But before they can change the school for the better, they must first battle the parents, the school board, and the teachers union. Because this is for their children, they won't back down from this enormous challenge. Written by Douglas Young (the-movie-guy)
If you have a child in school tomorrow, or plan to have a child in school in the next decade, go see "Won't Back Down". Not because the writing is good, or the acting is good, but because the story could be from your own backyard, your own child's school.
This isn't a summer blockbuster like the "Avengers", and audiences loved the "Avengers", but none of us are super-heroes, nor will we ever be. We are all capable of being the type of hero so well portrayed by Maggie Gyllenhall and Viola Davis - Parents. Every adult, that experiences this film will understand that it does not take super-powers and a shiny costume to be a hero to a child, or a community.
So, yes, educating the next generation does matter. Who's going to be your Doctor, your Lawyer, your CEO in 30 years...a child being born today. If that child doesn't get an adequate education...how will they be able to achieve their dreams? How will our country survive through a generation of D and C students?
Go and enjoy "Won't Back Down" for what it is - Sometimes funny, sometimes heartwarming, striving to make us all see that somethings are worth fighting for.