Walkout

Walkout

Reading. Writing. Revolution.

5.9

English/110 min./2006

Genres

Drama TV Movie

Synopsis

Walkout is the true story of a young Mexican American high school teacher, Sal Castro. He mentors a group of students in East Los Angeles, when the students decide to stage a peaceful walkout to protest the injustices of the public school system. Set against the background of the civil rights movement of 1968, it is a story of courage and the fight for justice and empowerment.

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