2006 · crime · drama · coming-of-age
Gridiron Gang
Directed by Phil Joanou2h 5m2006
Under the leadership of their counselor, teenagers at a juvenile detention center gain self-esteem by playing football together. Based on a true story.
Our read: Gridiron Gang (2006) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded crime · drama · coming-of-age entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured crime / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, cold.
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