Walkout (film)
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Walkout | |
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Tonantzin Esparza | |
Cinematography | Donald M. Morgan |
Edited by | Michael McCusker |
Music by | Rosino Serrano |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Spanish |
Walkout is a
Plot
High school student Paula Crisostomo is tired of being treated unequally. She meets a group of student activists from around
However the school board refuses to consider the suggestions so Paula urges the students to walk out of school. The police find out and the principal threatens to expel Paula if she walks out. Paula's father urges against her plan of "walking out." He believes that the group is a bunch of "agitators." Five East LA schools successfully walk out and the school board says they might consider their demands, but Paula's father throws her out of the house for her role in the walkout.
The students decide to walk out in only half of the schools the next day, but the police arrest and beat the protesters. None of the footage appears on the news and the students are painted as violent agitators with Communist ties. Paula decides to invite the students' families to the protests, hoping their presence will deter police brutality.
When the students walk out again their families come to support them and it appears that they have won because the school board agrees to hear their complaints. Paula invites Robert to prom, but while she is getting ready, the police suddenly arrest 12 of the leaders of the student movement. When Paula goes to Sal for advice she discovers that Robert (who is an undercover
Cast
- Alexa Vegaas Paula Crisostomo
- Michael Peña as Sal Castro
- Yancey Arias as Panfilo Crisostomo
- Laura Harring as Francis Crisostomo
- Bodie Olmos as Moctesuma Esparza
- Efren Ramirez as Bobby Verdugo
- Jeremy Ray Valdez as Robert Avila
- David Warshofsky as Lloyd Hurley
- Tonantzin Esparza as Vickie Castro
- Holmes Osborne as Principal Ingles
- Tim DeKay as Mr. Peck
- Jonathan Hernandez as Fernie Flores
- Fidel Gomez as Carlos Montes
- Veronica Diaz-Carranza as Yoli Rios
- Germaine De Leon as Harry Gamboa
- Edward James Olmos as Julian Nava
- Jerry Hernandez as Ray Chapa
Reception
A month after the film first aired, 2,500 Colorado students initiated a walkout of
References
- ^ a b Lloyd, Robert (March 18, 2006). "'Walkout' in step with 1968". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Large Groups Of Students Walk Out Over Immigration Reform". KMGH-TV. April 19, 2006.
- ^ Katie Kerwin McCrimmon, "HBO movie served as inspiration", Rocky Mountain News, May 1, 2006
External links
- Walkout at IMDb