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Rise (2022)
Directed by Akin Omotoso
Overview
After emigrating to Greece from Nigeria, Vera and Charles Antetokounmpo struggled to survive and provide for their five children, while living under the daily threat of deportation. Desperate to obtain Greek citizenship but undermined by a system that blocked them at every turn, the family’s vision, determination and faith lifted them out of obscurity to launch the careers of three NBA champions.
Rated PG | Length 113 minutes
Actors
Uche Agada | Dayo Okeniyi | Yetide Badaki | Ral Agada | Jaden Osimuwa | Elijah Sholanke | Taylor Nichols | Panos Koronis | Manish Dayal | Christos Loulis | Pilar Holland | Maximiliano Hernández | Phil Blevins | Efthimis Chalkidis | Babis Hawk Konstantinou | Lina Patsiou | Nicolas Politis | Jake Schwencke | McColm Sephas Jr. | Chinua Baraka Payne | Aaron Kingsley Adetola | Jahleel Kamara | Giannis Antetokounmpo