Stand and Deliver (1988)
• March 11th, 1988 • 1h 43min
Drama
Overview
Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.
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