Director
Daniel Barnz
Producer
Mark Johnson
Writer(s)
Daniel Barnz
Brin Hill
Genre
Drama
Cast
Maggie Gyllenhaal as Jamie Fitzpatrick
Viola Davis as Nona Alberts
Oscar Isaac as Michael Perry
Rosie Perez as Breena Harper
Holly Hunter as Evelyn Riske
Ving Rhames as Principal Thompson
Emily Alyn Lind as Malia Fitzpatrick
Dante Brown as Cody Alberts
Lance Reddick as Charles Alberts
Bill Nunn as Principal Holland
Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Olivia Lopez
Ned Eisenberg as Arthur Gould
Liza Colón-Zayas as Yvonne
Distributed by
20th Century Fox
Release Date
Sep 28, 2012
Locations
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Language
English
Movie Description(Click Here To Hide)
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis play two determined mothers, one a teacher, who will stop at nothing to transform their children's failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children.
Stars of "Won't Back Down" Don't Back Down
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis and Rosie Perez are in a question and answer session at a special screening for their new film, "Won't Back Down". They talk about the need for school change and being moms and the challenges they face.
