Directed by: Daniel Barnz Written by: Daniel Barnz, Brin Hill Produced by: Mark Johnson Production year: 2011 Original release: September 28, 2012 (USA) Running time: 2 hours, 1 minute Other cast: Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Holly Hunter Misc: IMDB | Amazon | iTunes

Jamie Fitzpatrick (Maggie Gyllenhaal) and Nona Alberts (Viola Davis) are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community’s broken school and ensure a bright future for their children. The two women refuse to let any obstacles stand in their way as they battle a bureaucracy that’s hopelessly mired in traditional thinking, and they seek to re-energize a faculty that has lost its passion for teaching.