Woodlawn (2015)
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2025-09 to 2026-08
Directors
Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin
Cast
Sean Astin, Nicholas Bishop, Caleb Castille, Sherri Shepherd, Jon Voight
The story
Miami Dolphins superstar running back Tony Nathan attended Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, Alabama during the early 1970s. Nathan became a model student and the first black football superstar in Alabama history. He and other black students played on the mainly white team under coach Tandy Gerelds at a time when racial tensions were very high.
Genres
American football film, Drama, Sport, drama film, independent film
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