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Aug 22, 2005 · Based on a true story, former parole officer Marilyn Gambrell and a colleague set up a pioneer trial-based program in one of America's toughest high schools to help the children of incarcerated parents regain control of their own lives and not expect the same thing to happen as it did to their parents.
- (408)
- Biography, Drama
- Andy Wolk
- 2005-08-22
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story is a 2005 TV film which tells the true story of a former parole officer named Marilyn Gambrell, who helped a group of students at M. B. Smiley High School in Houston, Texas, United States.
A parole officer (Jami Gertz) institutes a groundbreaking program to help children whose parents are incarcerated.
- (11)
- Andy Wolk
- TV-14
- Jami Gertz
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story. Starring Jami Gertz and Ernie Hudson. Faced with teens struggling to process the incarceration of a parent, parole officer Marilyn Gambrell institutes a groundbreaking high school program to help them adapt. 16 IMDb 6.5 1 h 29 min 2005. X-Ray 16+.
Aug 22, 2005 · Based on a true story, former parole officer Marilyn Gambrell and a colleague set up a pioneer trial-based program in one of America's toughest high schools to help the children of incarcerated parents regain control of their own lives and not expect the same thing to happen as it did to their parents.
Based on a true story, a former parole officer devotes her life to mentoring the high school kids of parents who have been imprisoned. The story follows her uphill battle to help the kids in the face of numerous obstacles and her willingness to sacrifice everything for the program she helped create.
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story is a 2005 TV film which tells the true story of a former parole officer named Marilyn Gambrell, who helped a group of students at M.B. Smiley High School in Houston, Texas, United States.
