Produced by and starring Will Smith, a performance which has won him an Oscar nomination, as did Aunjanue Ellis (If Beale Street Could Talk) as his wife. Saniyya Sidney also great as Venus. With Demi Singleton (Serena), Jon Bernthal (trainer Rick), Tony Goldwyn.
It was also nominated for Best Film, screenplay (Zach Baylin), editing (Pamela Martin) and song. Photographed by Robert Elswitt.
Long but absorbing story of how Richard Williams focused all his energies on ensuring two of his daughters were tennis champions, proving that he was himself no mean coach, nor that being Compton based was a barrier. And that he didn't do it on his own - that the mother was also a critical presence. The film also clearly shows how white the sport was, before these two women blazed a path through it.
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