"This film is inspired, in part, by the life of Wa Tho Huck (Jim Thorpe) ..." Russell Means, Jason Wiles, Margot Kidder, Amanda Peterson, Jake Busey, Max Casella, Bruce Weitz. Originally produced by Leucadia Film Corporation in 1994.
Summary:
In the small town where his father, a former pro football player, is in prison, Greg Cima experiences discrimination and taunts. When he is unfairly cut from the high school football team, a mysterious native American elder offers to coach him, teaching him to believe in himself and his dreams. Greg finds that to achieve his goals, he must also learn to accept and forgive his father's failings.
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