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American Promise Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

May. 3, 2014

American Promise

Release Date: Friday, October 18, 2013 Limited

Joe Brewster, Michele Stephenson

NR Documentary 2 hrs, 15 m

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American Promise spans 13 years as Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson, middle-class African-American parents in Brooklyn, N.Y., turn their cameras on their son, Idris, and his best friend, Seun, who make their way through one of the most prestigious private schools in the country. Chronicling the boys' divergent paths from kindergarten through high school graduation at Manhattan's Dalton School, this provocative, intimate documentary presents complicated truths about America's struggle to come of age on issues of race, class and opportunity.
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NR Not Rated
Runtime
2 hrs, 15 m
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Language
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American Promise was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, October 18, 2013. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including Carrie, Escape Plan and Broadway Idiot. As a limited release, American Promise was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.



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