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Woodlawn

Based on a true story

  • 118 mins

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For fans of Christian films, of sporting films, and of true stories

Tells an important story of what God has done in key issues within sport and life

You'll be encouraged in the role that faith can play in social issues

An inspiring true story of faith and courage, Woodlawn tells of a player who must battle racial tensions and pressures to let his belief and talent shine.
Aaron Lewendon

Aaron Lewendon

Eden Bibles & Bible Study Specialist

A gifted high school football player must learn to boldly embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field in WOODLAWN, a moving and inspirational new film based on the true story of how love and unity overcame hate and division in early 1970s Birmingham, Ala.

Tony Nathan (newcomer Caleb Castille) lands in a powder keg of anger and violence when he joins fellow African-American students at Woodlawn High School after its government-mandated desegregation in 1973. The Woodlawn Colonels football team is a microcosm of the problems at the school and in the city, which erupts in cross burnings and riots, and Coach Tandy Gerelds (Nic Bishop) is at a loss to solve these unprecedented challenges with his disciplinarian ways.

It's only when Hank (Sean Astin), an outsider who has been radically affected by the message of hope and love he experienced at a Christian revival meeting, convinces Coach Gerelds to let him speak to the team that something truly remarkable begins to happen. More than 40 players, nearly the entire team, black and white, give their lives over to the "better way" Hank tells them is possible through following Jesus, and the change is so profound in them it affects their coach, their school and their community in ways no one could have imagined.

  • BBFC Rated 12 for infrequent strong language

Special Features:

  • Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Woodlawn Production Diaries
  • Feature Commentary
  • Subtitles: English (hard of hearing), Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish.
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  • Running Time

    118 mins

  • Format

    DVD

  • Publisher

    Sony

  • Published

    January 2018

  • Recommended for Ages

    from 12 years

  • Weight

    99g

  • Dimensions

    13.5 x 19 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    5035822922334

  • Eden Code

    4548370

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    Sarah Haslam

    Average rating of5.0

    Watched this with my 12-year old son. We loved it. Gripped throughout and loads to talk about, too. Now lending it to a friend!