激辩风云

本片取材自真人真事，曾获得美国青少年观众票选大奖提名。 上世界30年代的德州，黑人被剥夺选举权，并在就业、司法、军役、婚姻等各方面受到隔离和歧视。Mel Tolson（丹泽尔·华盛顿 Denzel Washington 饰）希望自己的同胞们做些事情。他在学校成立了黑人高 校的第一支辩论队。在仔细选拔下，四位学生脱颖而：Hamilton（杰梅因·威廉姆斯 Jermaine Williams 饰）、Henry（内特·派克 Nate Parker 饰）、Samantha（朱尼·斯莫利特 Jurnee Smollett 饰）和James（丹泽尔·惠特克 Denzel Whitaker 饰）。在辩论队成长的道路上，Mel不断的挑战着社会当时的传统观念。他反叛的精神和他激烈的教学方式也不断的被人们炮轰，但他始终坚持着自己信念，最终和辩论队员们一起进入了哈佛大学的辩论殿堂……

Marshall, Texas, described by James Farmer, Jr. as "the last city to surrender after the Civil War," is home to Wiley College, where, in 1935-36, inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and his clandestine work as a union organizer, Professor Melvin Tolson coaches the debate team to a nearly-undefeated season that sees the first debate between U.S. students from white and Negro colleges and ends with an invitation to face Harvard University's national champions. The team of four, which includes a female student and a very young James Farmer, is tested in a crucible heated by Jim Crow, sexism, a lynch mob, an arrest and near riot, a love affair, jealousy, and a national radio audience.

获奖记录

第65届金球奖 (2008)
电影类 最佳剧情片(提名)