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UNITED STATES · 2020

The Way Back

Gavin O'Connor
addiction and recovery redemption through coaching mentorship and second chances family reconciliation sports as salvation
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Synopsis

A former basketball all-star, who has lost his wife and family foundation in a struggle with addiction, attempts to regain his soul and salvation by becoming the coach of a disparate ethnically mixed high school basketball team at his alma mater.

Year2020
CountryUnited States
DirectorGavin O'Connor
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