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The Water Is Wide

TV-PG 2006 1h 36m Drama List
Reviews 68% Audience Score 250+ Ratings
A teacher strives to bring literacy to underprivileged children on an island off the coast of South Carolina in 1969. Read More Read Less

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Audience Member Always question authority. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Inspirational true story Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Brilliant movie about a teacher in 1969, who takes a job on Yamacraw island, in the south states of USA. The teacher is Caucasian, as is the school board director. The principal of the school is an African-American older woman, who seems to hate and loathe the African-American children. She beats them,and calls them lazy,and is very opposed to this new teachers methods.. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member quite touching?! doubtless, it's a nice film Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member An okay made-for-tv inspirational teacher movie. Nothing new there, would have benefited from more character development, but not a total loss of time. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A teacher strives to bring literacy to underprivileged children on an island off the coast of South Carolina in 1969.
Director
John Kent Harrison
Screenwriter
Jonathan Estrin
Production Co
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, McGee Street Productions
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Stereo