101 minutes
6/22/2013
The true story of one man's mission to give inner city kids of Washington DC something he never had - a future. After being incarcerated for eighteen years, Eugene Brown established the Big Chair Chess Club to get kids off the streets and working towards lives they never believed they were capable of. This is his inspirational story.
Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Eugene Brown
Malcolm M. Mays
as Tahime
Kevin Hendricks
as Peanut
Alani iLongwe
as Clifton
LisaGay Hamilton
as Sheila King
Dennis Haysbert
as Searcy
Rachae Amber Thomas
as Katrina
Richard T. Jones
as Perry
Paula Jai Parker
as Gina Sanders
Jaida - Iman Benjamin
as Rhonda
Rickey Brown
as Erik
Pepi Sonuga
as Michelle
Jordan Calloway
as Marco
Lyn Alicia Henderson
as Ms. Gadbaw
Glenn Fontane
as Lucas
Derrick L. McMillon
as Billy West
J.D. Walsh
as Fritz
Hammerton Killick
as Derek
Meakil Bell
as Darius
George Dick
as Jamal
Ketra Long
as Kendall
Chidi Ajufo
as Officer Davison
Thurston Hill
as Hardware Store Man
Paul Tully
as Inmate (uncredited)