Warrior Strong | |
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Directed by | Shane Belcourt |
Written by | Dan Gordon |
Produced by | Jason Ross Jallet Leah Jaunzems Nicholas Tabarrok |
Starring | Jordan Johnson-Hinds Sarah Podemski Andrew Dice Clay |
Cinematography | Daniel Everitt-Lock |
Edited by | Nick Montgomery |
Production company | Darius Films |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Warrior Strong is a Canadian drama film, directed by Shane Belcourt and released in 2023. [1] The film stars Jordan Johnson-Hinds as Bilal Irving, a headstrong aspiring professional basketball player who is asked by his former high school principal Jules (Sarah Podemski) to return to the school as assistant to head basketball coach Avery Schmidt (Andrew Dice Clay). [1]
The cast also includes Stephen Kalyn, Julian Young, Rosa Blasi, Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat, Raoul Bhaneja, Rohan Mead, Dylan Cook, Macaulee Cassaday, Aidan Kalechstein, Keenan Grom and Randy Jernier.
The film entered production in summer 2022, in Northern Ontario. [2]
The film premiered at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival. [3]
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