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True story of two rival high school football teams forced to merge into one and their struggle to become champions against all odds. An unflinching snapshot of the power of sports to bring young people, neighborhoods, and a city together.
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We Could Be King (2014)
75 min
Germantown and Martin Luther King High Schools were bitter rivals for over 40 years. This past year, a budget crisis caused Philadelphia to lay off over 4000 employees and close 37 schools, including Germantown High. Now Germantown must merge with their former rival, King. Against overwhelming odds, a 27-year old first time head coach and a new principal fight to inspire young men from difficult circumstances to come together and lift each other toward a better future.