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Inspirational drama 'Won't Back Down'

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    Actresses Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Rosie Perez discuss the film

  • Duration 2:20
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The new drama won't back down stars Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis as mothers who team -- to take on the system at their kids failing inner city school.

Problem is is that no one expects them do -- -- they don't.

The topic -- really hit home for the cast.

My daughter has had an incredible teachers and IE I wanna get -- in my knees and thank them.

I think that if me.

Are struggling that there should be some structure in place to help them I think that if they're really not competent that they shouldn't teaching.

By Ellis says education has always been front and center and her family.

My sister Diane was.

Brought up in segregated schools in the south she is my oldest sister.

And by the time she came to Rhode Island when she was nine years old they sit through education -- substandard that they couldn't pass it to the next grade.

And she proved them all wrong Sheen.

National Honor Society Rhode Island -- -- society highly intelligent.

But she stated seeing an indoor toilet was for the first time because she was part of -- -- -- Was what made her.

Want.

To use have a better life and so it made her -- education.

Costar Rosie Perez can relate to the lead character is.

In real life she has her own charity for a similar cause.

It's called -- partnership where -- arts education curriculum that works inside public schools.

-- inclusive of principals and teachers along without teaching artist it's.

Of course the film is meant to entertain and -- cast hopes it will also inspire audiences.

It's not just some of us all of us need to understand that we can be instrumental in change.

Plus they're looking to provide any of after the conversation.

-- like yes let them debate begin because.

We have to address this issue of -- public -- In New York actually to -- in a Fox News.

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