Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012 · 2 hr 1 min · PG

Drama

Directors

Daniel Barnz

Actors

  • Viola Davis
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal
  • Holly Hunter

Credits: 25

Summary

Two determined mothers­, one a teacher, look to transform their children's failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their chi...

More about this movie

Two determined mothers with children who are failing in an inner city school in Pittsburgh join forces to take back the school, and turn it into a place of learning. But before they can change the school for the better, they must first battle the parents, the school board, and the teachers union. Because this is for their children, they won't back down from this enormous challenge.