Sweetwater (2023)

Directed by

Martin Guigui

Genre

independent film, biographical film, sport film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film tells the true story of Nat Sweetwater Clifton, the first Black player to sign an NBA contract. It follows his journey from the Harlem Globetrotters to breaking the color barrier in professional basketball.

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What happens

Sweetwater is a 2023 American biographical sports film about Nat Clifton, the first African-American to sign a contract with the National Basketball Association (NBA). Written and directed by Martin Guigui, it stars Everett Osborne as Clifton, with Cary Elwes, Jeremy Piven, Richard Dreyfuss, and Kevin Pollak in supporting roles. The film was released on April 14, 2023, by Briarcliff Entertainment. At the 55th NAACP Image Awards the film was nominated for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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