Walkout

5.3 2006 1h 50m United States of America

Drama TV Movie History

Walkout is the true story of a young Mexican American high school teacher, Sal Castro. He mentors a group of students in East Los Angeles, when the students decide to stage a peaceful walkout to protest the injustices of the public school system. Set against the background of the civil rights movement of 1968, it is a story of courage and the fight for justice and empowerment.

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Reading. Writing. Revolution. Walkout is the true story of a young Mexican American high school teacher, Sal Castro. He mentors a group of students in East Los Angeles, when the students decide to stage a peaceful walkout to protest the injustices of the public school system. Set against the background of the civil rights movement of 1968, it is a story of courage and the fight for justice and empowerment.

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Directors

Edward James Olmos

Writers

Marcus DeLeon, Timothy J. Sexton, Victor Villaseñor, Ernie Contreras

Cast

Alexa PenaVega, Michael Peña, Yancey Arias, Laura Harring, Efren Ramirez, David Warshofsky, Holmes Osborne, Tim DeKay, Jonathan Hernandez, Douglas Spain, Jesse García, Bruce French, P.J. Byrne, Luis Chávez, Edward James Olmos

Production

Maya Pictures, Esparza / Katz Productions, Olmos Productions, HBO Films

Languages

English

Countries

United States of America