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Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.
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Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.
Release date
11 March 1988
Runtime
1h 43m
Status
Released
Language
English, Spanish
Origin
United States of America
Genres
Drama
Worldwide figures from TMDB; not real-time.
Production budget
$1,600,000
Worldwide revenue
$13,994,920
Revenue less budget
+$12,394,920