Teacher and ex-marine Louanne Johnson accepts a full-time job at East Palo Alto highschool without realizing that the students in her class are highly intelligent, but have social problems. She must learn how to get the students' attention and help them. "The movie has real emotional and reportorial credibility, a prime source of its power."--Detroit News "A no-frills, single-minded drama driven by Pfeiffer's totally committed performance."--Sacramento Bee
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