WE ARE MARSHALL

Year: 2006
USA: Warner Bros Pictures
UK: Warner Bros Pictures International UK
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, David Straithain, Ian McShane, Anthony Mackie, Kate Mara, January Jones, Brian Geraghty, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Arlen Escarpeta, Nina Jones, Kevin Atkins, Mark Patton, Huntley Ritter, Brett Rice, Dalton Polston, Andrew Wilson Williams, Ellie Zellers, Mark Oliver, Brian Beegle, L Warren Young, David Dwyer, Wes Brown, Mike Pniewski, Cafabian Heard, Mandy Best, Nikky D Williams, Laura-Shay Griffin, Katie Kneeland, Elizabeth Omilami, Keith Morehouse, Alyssa Caputo, Taber Lathrop
Director: McG
Country: USA
USA: 127 mins
USA Rated: PG for emotional thematic material, a crash scene, and mild language
UK Certificate: tbc
USA Release Date: 22 December 2006
UK Release Date: tbc


Synopsis

Huntingdon, West Virginia is a small town whose community has for decades been strongly supportive of college football especially the local team - Marshall University's 'Thundering Herd'. For the team and townsfolk Marshall football is more than just a sport - it's a way of life.

But the local community is irrevocably devastated one fateful night in 1970. Flying back after a match in North Carolina, 75 members of Marshall's football squad and coaching staff are killed in a plane crash. Struggling to come to terms with this tragic loss, the grieving families begin to recover when a young coach, Jack Lengyel (Matthew McConaughey), spearheads a plan to rebuild Marshall's football program. His determination ultimately helps to heal a shattered community.