Won't Back Down (2012)
Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for their children. The two women refuse to let any obstacles stand in their way as they battle a bureaucracy that's hopelessly mired in traditional thinking, and they seek to re-energize a faculty that has lost its passion for teaching.
Director:
Daniel Barnz
Writer:
Daniel Barnz
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Viola Davis as Nona Alberts |
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Maggie Gyllenhaal as Jamie Fitzpatrick |
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Ving Rhames as Principal Thompson |
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Lance Reddick as Charles Alberts |
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Rosie Perez as Breena Harper |
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Emily Alyn Lind as Malia |
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Stephen Weigand as Riske's assistant |
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Liza Colón-Zayas as Yvonne |
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Teri Clark as Miss Andrews |
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Sarab Kamoo as Principal Chamudes |
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Oscar Isaac as Michael Perry |
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Holly Hunter as Evelyn Riske |
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Dante Brown as Cody Alberts |
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Bill Nunn as Principal Holland |
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Ned Eisenberg as Arthur Gould |
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Olivia Lopez |
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Nancy Bach as Deborah |
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Rebecca Harris as Ms. Southwick |
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Lucia Scarano as District Receptionist |
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Joe Fishel as Parent |
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Jackson Nunn as TAP - Union Member (uncredited) |
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Lou Consolo as Parent at rally (uncredited) |
| Art | Rusty Smith | Production Design |
| Production | Mark Johnson | Producer |
| Art | Gary Kosko | Art Direction |
| Sound | Marcelo Zarvos | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Diana Stoughton | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Daniel Barnz | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luca Mosca | Costume Design |
| Writing | Daniel Barnz | Screenplay |
| Editing | Kristina Boden | Editor |
| Production | Laura Rosenthal | Casting |
| Crew | Shawnna Thibodeau | Stunt Double |
| Camera | Roman Osin | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Brin Hill | Writer |
| Directing | Donald Sparks | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Micheal Flaherty | Executive Producer |
| Production | Amanda Morgan Palmer | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rachel Kick | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Lovell | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marianne Skiba | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita Parillo | Key Hair Stylist |
| Directing | Tessa Lyn Stephenson | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Jason Silvis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Jwaundace Candece | Stunts |
| Camera | Gregory Lundsgaard | "A" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Bill O'Drobinak | "B" Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Rick A. West | Gaffer |