Sweetwater (2023)

Biography, Drama, General Film, History, Sports

Director: Martin Guigui

Writer(s): Martin Guigui

Starring: Cary Elwes, Eric Roberts, Richard Dreyfuss, Jeremy Piven, Jim Meskimen, Mike Starr, Kevin Pollak, Robert Ri’chard, Jason Sklar, Everett Osborne, Paul Hipp, Eric Etebari, Gary Clark Jr., Wayne Federman, Ernest Harden Jr., Ashani Roberts, Liam Risinger, David Goryl, Zachary Cowan, Billy Malone, Thiago Oliveira, Craig Robert Bruss, Dahlia Waingort Guigui, Ca’Ron Jaden Coleman, Joshua King Brooks, Emmaline, Preston Galli, Ian Fisher, Paul Burroughs, James Quattrochi, Nick Stellate, Christine Heneise, Ryan Hafron, Chance McCoy, Paul Riley Fox, Tim Kavanagh, Isabelle Barrymore, Harry Zinn, Jason Pfister, Bobby Portis Jr., Kevin Daley, Frank Buckley, Thomas Del Beccaro, Delijah McAlpin, Mark Tietsort, Brian J. Singer, Michael Westphal, Herbert ‘Flight Time’ Lang, Cullen Edward Donovan, Todd Ant, Jeff Jocoy, Nikki Nevarez, Jude Thomas, Dave Cobert, Alessandro Palladino, Marty Herzog, Mircea Oprea, Tanner Cortez, James Cesa, Ronald McAdams, David Cuddy, Mark Bonfigli, Steven Morse, Brien Dougherty, J.J. Miller, Noah Guigui, Zion Moorman, Bob Okun, Joel Post, Trevor Ossian Cameron, Clifton Nathaniel, John T. Hillman, Nick Lux, Logan Spahitz

Synopsis: Hall of Famer, Nat ‘Sweetwater’ Clifton, makes history as the first African American to sign an NBA contract, forever changing how the game of basketball is played.

Release Date: April 14, 2023 (USA) | Length: 114 min | Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sports | MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for some racial slurs, violence and smoking. | Note: Original announcement. I wasn’t able to identify J.J. Miller. I couldn’t find anyone named Clifton Nathaniel. When I typed that in the search I only got links to “Nathaniel Clifton”, who the film is about.