Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

121 mins | Drama | Sept. 28, 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.

Won't Back Down

121 mins | Drama | Sept. 28, 2012

Won't Back Down
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Gran Via Productions, Walden Media
Original title Won't Back Down
Directors Daniel Barnz
Writers Daniel Barnz

Cast

Viola Davis

as Nona Alberts

Maggie Gyllenhaal

as Jamie Fitzpatrick

Ving Rhames

as Principal Thompson

Lance Reddick

as Charles Alberts

Rosie Perez

as Breena Harper

Emily Alyn Lind

as Malia

Stephen Weigand

as Riske's assistant

Liza Colón-Zayas

as Yvonne

Teri Clark

as Miss Andrews

Sarab Kamoo

as Principal Chamudes

Oscar Isaac

as Michael Perry

Holly Hunter

as Evelyn Riske

Dante Brown

as Cody Alberts

Bill Nunn

as Principal Holland

Ned Eisenberg

as Arthur Gould

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

as Olivia Lopez

Nancy Bach

as Deborah

Rebecca Harris

as Ms. Southwick

Lucia Scarano

as District Receptionist

Joe Fishel

as Parent