Chronicles the journey of Professor Melvin Tolson, a debate team coach who turns a group of underdog students from a small African-American college into a historically elite debate team. Inspired by a true story. "Two thumbs up!"--Roeper & Michael Phillips "...affirming and inspiring and re-creates the stories of a remarkable team and its coach."--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "For a film about the power of speech, it's the quiet moments of rapture that say everything."--Boston Globe
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