Finding Forrester
In an ordinary place, he found the one person to make his life extraordinary.
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12/21/2000Runtime
136 minsOverview
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.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$43,000,000Revenue
$80,100,000Homepage
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A moving story of two wounded people, a reclusive Pulitzer Prize-winning author and a gifted young writer from the Bronx, finding unexpected kinship and mutual transformation through literature. It's a warm, earnest film about how mentorship and human connection can unlock someone's potential and help them become who they were meant to be.
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