Walkout

Drama · 2006TV-14

America was built on equality and opportunity, but when those things are denied, it's time to fight back. This 'HBO Films' production details the stirring true story of a group of Mexican American students who did just that when they staged a compelling 1968 walkout to protest the injustices of the public high-school system in East Los Angeles. Set against the background of the national civil-rights movement, the film stars Alexa Vega as an idealistic honors student who takes on the school system's blatant discrimination against Mexican Americans by banding with a group of fellow activists to coordinate a multi-school walkout of students. The result would send an unequivocal message to American educators and administrators that endures today. Directed by Edward James Olmos (the Oscar(R)-nominated star of 1988's 'Stand and Deliver').

Starring

Alexa PenaVega, Edward James Olmos, Michael Peña, Timothy J. Sexton, Yancey Arias, Marcus DeLeon, Ernie Contreras, Laura Harring, Efren Ramirez, Victor Villaseñor

Director

Edward James Olmos