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Sweetwater

Sweetwater

The man who changed the game.

20236.91h 59mPG-13

Overview

In 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of the first African Americans to play in the NBA.

Directed by Martin Guigui
Written by Martin Guigui
Produced by Dahlia Waingort, Darren Moorman, Josi W. Konski
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Top Cast

Everett Osborne

Everett Osborne

Nathaniel 'Sweetwater' Clifton

Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

Ned Irish

Jeremy Piven

Jeremy Piven

Joe Lapchick

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

Judd

Jim Caviezel

Jim Caviezel

Sports Writer

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Maurice Podoloff

Kevin Pollak

Kevin Pollak

Abe Saperstein

Mike Starr

Mike Starr

Eddie Gottlieb

Jim Meskimen

Jim Meskimen

Miles Slocum

Jason Sklar

Jason Sklar

Donnie Grossman

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based on true storybasketballnational basketball association (nba)1950sinspirationalhopefulsincere

About Sweetwater

Sweetwater is a drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of based on true story, basketball, national basketball association (nba), 1950s, inspirational, hopeful. Directed by Martin Guigui, it stars Everett Osborne, Cary Elwes, Jeremy Piven. In 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of the first African Americans to play in the NBA.

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