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Sep 29, 2023 · Sweetwater: Directed by Martin Guigui. With Everett Osborne, Cary Elwes, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Pollak. In the fall of 1950, Nat 'Sweetwater' Clifton makes history in his journey to become the first African American to sign an NBA contract, forever changing the game of basketball.
Sweetwater is a 2023 American biographical sports film about Nat Clifton, the first African-American to sign a contract with the National Basketball Association (NBA). Written and directed by Martin Guigui, it stars Everett Osborne as Clifton, with Cary Elwes , Jeremy Piven , Richard Dreyfuss , and Kevin Pollak in supporting roles.
Apr 14, 2023 · A pained flashback to Sweetwater’s childhood withers into a pallid, gray picture as young Nat picks so much cotton with his sharecropping parents that the stems pierce his hands. Every so often, as if to remember his roots, he can be caught staring at his famously broad hands as he searches for answers, solace, and help.
Apr 13, 2023 · “Sweetwater,” written and directed by Martin Guigui, is a straight-down-the-middle inspirational sports movie — and, one regrets to say, a kind of benign sketchbook version of the form.
Apr 10, 2023 · Published Apr 10, 2023. Sweetwater star Cary Elwest discusses the historical significance of the biopic's subject, his potential Saw franchise return, Rebel Moon and more. Where baseball had Jackie Robinson, the NBA had Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, whose story is finally being explored in Sweetwater. The sports biopic explores the story of the ...
Apr 14, 2023 · Guigui’s commitment to making film never wavered. Twenty-eight years: Clifton’s age when he helped break his sport’s color line after growing up in Chicago, attending Xavier University in ...
Oct 11, 2022 · Briarcliff Entertainment has purchased 'Sweetwater,' a drama about the first African American player to get an NBA contract. ... Film; News; Oct 11, 2022 9:59am PT ... 2023. “I fell in love ...
