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| Standing Tall |
Director: Emmanuelle Bercot
Writers: Marcia Romano, Emmanuelle
Bercot
Stars: Benoît Magimel, Catherine
Deneuve, Sara Forestier
Storyline of Standing Tall:
The coach of the De La Salle Spartans, Bob
Ladouceur, watches his group win the
championship of their undefeated 2003 season. Following habit, the seniors
share their stories regarding what the team means to them. The juniors, celebrate
with team captain Chris Ryan, including Ladouceur's son Danny who has a possibility
of breaking the California state record for the maximum career number of
touchdowns. Through an argument about whether to accept a coaching propose at
the college stage, Ladouceur's wife Beverly tells him that he does not waste
enough time with his family. A division meeting among coaches places to have De
La Salle play beside Long Beach Polytechnic High School, a team with a similar standing.
Ladouceur appoints the team members in a passage from the Gospel of Luke which conditions
that all good deeds will be satisfied. This aggravates a mixed reaction from
players who come from underprivileged households. Reminded of group alumnus
Cameron Colvin, Ladouceur pays him a trip in Richmond, California and determines
that his mother is dying. Ahead returning home, Ladouceur experiences a heart
attack, impacting his aptitude to coach in the 2004-2005 season. Colvin is advanced
by his best friend Terrance Kelly who urges him to enroll at the University of
Oregon in order that they can play together. Not deficient to involve friends
in the downward twisting he has found himself in, Colvin protests but ultimately
agrees. Days shortly, Kelly is gunned down though trying to pick up a friend with
the Spartan group attends his funeral. De La Salle's 151-match winning streak
comes to a finish when they lose a game beside Bellevue, Washington. Later than
the game, Mickey Ryan hits his son as well as threatens further mistreatment if
he does not break the arrive record. Coach Ladouceur gets the team to a veteran's
rehabilitation center, to deconstruct their individual ideas of brotherhood. To
arrange for the game against Long Beach, the teammates look at videos of
previous games as well as see that all of the Poly players are faster and more
physically imposing. The gruelling game befalls a victory for De La Salle behind
Danny knocks down a pass by Poly into the endzone to facilitate the Spartans
hold Poly on all 4 efforts on goal. The Spartans go into the final 2005 game by
a renewed sense of confidence and hope that Ryan can make three arrives to
break the record. Numerous touchdowns during the game, with two by Chris, place
De La Salle in a comfortable lead. Mickey cheers to there is sufficient time
left for him to break the record. While setting up their final play, Ryan
gathers his teammates and tells them to it would be wrong for him to finish his
time with the team by chasing a personal win. He in its place gives up the ball
and raises his helmet to Ladouceur. While the audience members do the same, the
game finishs with a tribute to the coach that brought them in attendance.
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