Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story

2005
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
6.5| 2h0m| en| Drama, TV Movie
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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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  • Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story Cast
Jami Gertz as Marilyn Gambrell
Eugene Clark as Reginald Spivey
Ernie Hudson as Perry Beasley
Sicily Johnson as Lisa Jones
Trent Cameron as Jamal
Edwin Hodge as Darnell
Zak Santiago as Ed Rivera
Regine Nehy as Valerie
Michasha Armstrong as Frank, Jamal's Stepfather