Home and Away

September. 01,2023      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Shawn Huff and Ervin Latimer Jr. are the children of African-American basketball players Leon Huff and Ervin Latimer Sr. who arrived in Finland in the 1970s. They have grown up to become Finnish social and political influencers through their fathers' perseverance, ambition and the societal racism that has been passed down through the generations to their sons. The sons channel the experiences of their silent fathers into action and both generations fight for a more equal world.

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Reviews

Pluskylang
2023/09/01

Great Film overall

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Bereamic
2023/09/02

Awesome Movie

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Pacionsbo
2023/09/03

Absolutely Fantastic

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StyleSk8r
2023/09/04

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

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