''Sprinter'' is a 2018 sports drama film which revolves around an athlete going through family issues, directed by Storm Saulter. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith were the executive producers for this production. The film premiered at the 2018

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where it won awards for Best Narrative Feature, the Audience Award in the category Best Film and Best Director.

Synopsis

A Jamaican teen who is burdened by an unstable father and an unruly older brother hopes a meteoric rise in track-and-field can reunite him with his mother, who has lived illegally in the U.S. for over a decade.

Cast

* Dale Elliott as Akeem Sharp *

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as Coach * Lorraine Toussaint as Donna * Kadeem Wilson as Germaine Sharp * Bryshere Y. Gray as Marcus Brick * Shantol Jackson as Kerry Hall * Usain Bolt as Self * Natasha Kalimada as UK Sprinter (as Asha Kalimada) * Jessica Watkin as Sprint Runner * Nirine S. Brown as Sprint Runner

Accolades

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(2018) * Audience Award inner– Narrative Feature category * Best Director inner* Grand Jury Prize inner– Best Narrative Feature category ; Blackstar Film Festival (2019) * Audience Award inner– Best Narrative Feature category

References

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* {{IMDb title, tt5903926 2018 films 2018 drama films 2010s sports drama films American sports drama films Jamaican drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films Films scored by Joseph Trapanese English-language sports drama films