Vance Strickland

After a madman named Basketweave brutally murders her parents, 10-year-old Ally Van Duren is sent to live in a mental institution, where she's forced to take experimental drugs and endures cruel treatment from a sadistic nurse. But now, more than a decade later, she's finally ready to confront her past. Vance Strickland, Anna Harden and Dana Cheshire co-star in this psychological thriller from director Christopher Forbes.

In this uplifting film based on a true story, coach Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard) shocks the community and changes lives when, aided by a local janitor (Bernie Mac), he sets out to form Philadelphia's first black swim team. But the odds are against them as they battle rigid rules, racism and more.