Coach Carter

This week we discuss the 2005 American biographical sports drama film Coach Carter starring Samuel L Jackson and Channing Tatum (in his film debut).

This is a 98.5% accurate representation of basketball coach Ken Carter who made deadlines in 1999 for suspending his undefeated high school basketball team due to poor academic results.

This is not a predictable film - it's a great story and all the better because it's true.

A feel-good, important movie. Definitely worth a watch.

The Scotsman is not into his sports movies, particularly American sports movies - he says it every time.

This week is different, this is more than a sports movie, this is a story about believing in yourself and wanting more for others.

It is about being a teacher. About standing up for what is right and what is wrong. Wanting the best for your students in defiance of the community and others that should know better.

You don't have to watch before you listen but we do tell you exactly what happens.

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