PREVIEW: Rise (PG TBC)

WHO’S IN IT?

Uche Agada (film debut), Ral Agada (film debut), Jaden Osimuwa (film debut), Elijah Shomanke (film debut), Anthony Abiola (One Shot), Yetide Badaki (Cardinal X), Dayo Okeniyi (The Hunger Games), Manish Dayal (Viceroy’s House), Taylor Nichols (The American President), Maximiliano Hernández (Captain America: The Winter Soldier), Eddie Cahill (Lords of Dogtown), Pilar Holland (Marriage Story), McColm Cephas Jr. (Ambulance)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Akin Omotoso (Tell Me Sweet Something), director; Arash Amel (A Private War), writer; Bernie Goldmann (300), producer; Ré Olunuga (When Love Happens), composer; Kabelo Thathe (Seriously Single), cinematographer; Vuyani Sondlo (Sleeper’s Wake), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Charles (Okeniyi) and Vera Antetokounmpo (Badaki) migrate from Nigeria to Greece, where they struggle to provide their five children – including brothers Giannis (Uche Agada), Thanasis (Ral Agada), Kostas (Osimuwa) and Alex (Shomanke) – by selling souvenirs to tourists. With the threat of deportation looming over them, the brothers show a natural talent on the basketball courts, thrusting them into the world of the NBA…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The inspiring true story of the Antetokounmpo brothers, all of whom are major players in international basketball, is brought to life with gritty realism and a love for the universal sport.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 24TH JUNE 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON DISNEY+

 

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