A battle of a coach ‘McFarland’
View(s):The Hollywood sports drama film ‘McFarland, USA’, a true story of a 1987 cross country team from a predominantly Mexican-American high school, McFarland High School, in McFarland, California, is now being screened at Gold, Majestic Cineplex, Bambalapitiya.
Directed by Niki Caro, the film portrays how a c cross country coach in a small California town transforms a team of athletes into championship contenders.
Coach Jim White whose job-hopping leads him to a predominantly Latino high school where he struggles to find common ground until he notices his students’ exceptional running ability and forms a fledgling team of unlikely runners who bond to build a championship cross-country team and an enduring legacy.The film stars Kevin Costner as Jim White and Maria Bello and Morgan Saylor among other characters.
