The Water Is Wide

(2006)

★ 7 IMDb · 7 votes

Genres: Drama, телевизионный фильм

Year: 2006

Runtime: 100 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: John Kent Harrison

Cast: Роберт Клотуорти, Джефф Хефнер, Frank Langella, Элфри Вудард, Джулианна Николсон, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, James Murtaugh, Stephen Ware, Don A. King, Michael Harding

Plot

Pat Conroy, an ambitious, slightly rebellious idealistic teacher accepts Bennington county, SC's school board superintendent's offer to teach the all-black kids of the pauper fishery community on Yamacraw Island. Staffless 'head' mistress Brown incarnates stupidity and blind rule obedience, her didactic skills consisting in scolding and spanking her students. Pat moves heaven and earth to motivate and educate, but after finally getting trough to pupils and parents is refused contract renewal by the arch-conservative authorities.