Synopsis
Focusing on the bonding between three female (an African American female, a half African American half Latino American female, and a Latino American female) high school members of Brooklyn's "Jackie Robinson Steppers Marching Band" and the choices the girls face once their school closes down because of the need for asbestos removal. This film is about a host of topics, not least of which is the hard-work involved in maintaining
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Cast
- Kerry WashingtonLanisha Brown
- Anna SimpsonJoycelyn Clifton
- Melissa MartínezMaria Hernandez
- Marlene FortePilar Brown
- Raymond Anthony ThomasCarl Brown
- Rosalyn ColemanDawn Clifton
- Carmen LópezRita Hernandez
- Chuck CooperBenjamin
- Starla BenfordWoman with Flowers
- Greg HabernyCute 'Guapo' Guy
Recommendations
- 100
Washington Post
It's an astonishing movie, with a real-life feel. - 90
Los Angeles Times
This modest film has virtues that come out of nowhere. It takes familiar material and develops it with such tact and skill that we find ourselves moved and sort of amazed at the same time. - 80
Washington Post
It's more a collection of episodes that build to a complex, richly layered picture of these girls' lives. And the more time we spend with them, the more endearing they become. - 80
Chicago Reader
One girl's melancholy (beautifully expressed by actress Kerry Washington) is a response to a fractured romance. - 80
Film.com
The most faithful cinematic depiction of adolescence in recent memory. - 75
Miami Herald
Anyone who understands the subtle shadings of friendship will appreciate Our Song's realistic slice of teen life. - 75
Chicago Tribune
Has an assured air, rich with scenes of affection, anger and reconciliation, along with moments of unfeigned humor. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Has the courage to work without a net, aware that when you're a teenager, your life is not a story so much as a million possible stories.
