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"Jamal Wallace is a talented young basketball player in New York City whose secret passion is writing. After an accidental meeting, Forrester, a reclusive novelist, becomes Jamal's unlikely mentor. Soon, both men learn lessons from each other about life and the importance of friendship."
"Jamal Wallace is a talented young basketball player in New York City whose secret passion is writing. After an accidental meeting, Forrester, a reclusive novelist, becomes Jamal's unlikely mentor. Soon, both men learn lessons from each other about life and the importance of friendship."@en
"A writer and a teen basketball player strike up an unlikely friendship and learn life lessons from one another."@en
"After an accidental meeting, William Forrester, a reclusive Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, becomes Jamal Wallace's mentor, who has a secret passion for writing. In time, Forrester's harsh view of the world begins to change as both men learn lessons from each other about life and the importance of friendship."
"After an accidental meeting, William Forrester, a reclusive Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, becomes Jamal Wallace's mentor, who has a secret passion for writing. In time, Forrester's harsh view of the world begins to change as both men learn lessons from each other about life and the importance of friendship."@en
"An eccentric and reclusive author takes a young athlete as his protege, in order to teach him all there is to know about writing."
"A mutually beneficial friendship develops between a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who has lived for forty years as an eccentric recluse and a young Black writer whose athletic skills and high test scores have enabled him to attend a Manhattan prep school."
"Jamal Wallace is a talented 16 year-old basketball player in New York city whose secret passion is writing. William Forrester is a reclusive Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who never gave the world a second novel. After an accidental meeting, Forrester becomes Jamal's unlikely mentor, providing guidance to help develop the young man's exceptional skills."
"Sean Connery and Rob Brown give wonderful performances in this story of an unlikely mentor and his student."@en
"Because of scoring exceptionally high on a state wide standardized exam and being an exceptionally good basketball player, Jamal Wallace is sent to a prestigious prep school in Manhattan. He soon befriends the reclusive writer, William Forrester. The friendship leads to William to overcome his reclusiveness and for Jamal to overcome the racial prejudices and pursue his true dream, writing."@en
"Summary: Jamal Wallace is a talented young basketball player in New York City whose secret passion is writing. After an accidental meeting, Forrester, a reclusive novelist, becomes Jama's unlikely mentor. Soon, both men learn lessons from each other about life and the importance of friendship."
"Jamal Wallace is a talented young basketball player in New York City whose secret passion is writing. After an accidental meeting, Forrester, a reclusive novelist, becomes Jama's unlikely mentor. Soon, both men learn lessons from each other about life and the importance of friendship."
"Jamal Wallace is a talented young basketball player in New York City whose secret passion is writing. After an accidental meeting, Forrester, a reclusive novelist, becomes Jama's unlikely mentor. Soon, both men learn lessons from each other about life and the importance of friendship."@en
"Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown) is a talented young basketball player in New York City whose secret passion is writing. After an accidental meeting, Forrester (Sean Connery), a reclusive novelist, becomes Jama's unlikely mentor. Soon, both men learn lessons from each other about life and the importance of friendship."@en
"Jamal Wallace is a talented 16-year-old basketball player in New York City whose secret passion is writing. William Forrester is a reclusive Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who never gave the world a second novel. After an accidental meeting, Forrester becomes Jamal's unlikely mentor, providing guidance to help develop the young man's exceptional skills. Soon, Forrester's harsh view of the world begins to change as both men learn lessons from each other about life - and the importance of friendship."
""Jamal Wallace is an inner-city kid from the Bronx who has an aptness at basketball and a genius at writing. While always a C student, Jamal comes to the attention of a prestigious New York prep school when he scores highly on his standardized tests. While Jamal is given a heavy load at his new school, both he and the school know that the real reason they took him on is for his prowess on the court. Befriended by fellow student Claire and helped along by Pulitzer-prize winning author and recluse William Forrester, Jamal pursues his dreams both on and off the court while overcoming obstacles placed by his bitter literature teacher. As Jamal is shaped by Forrester, he finds that he is changing the old writer as well, forcing him to confront his past--and his future"--Internet movie database summary by Danny Silverman, November 8, 2002."
"Lo studente sedicenne nero Jamal, romanziere in erba inviso al suo insegnante di college, stana il misantropo scrittore Forrester, autoesiliatosi dal mondo dopo un unico best-seller. Seguono lezioni di scrittura e di vita. (Mereghetti)."@it