Believe In Me is a 2005 drama film directed by Robert Collector who has written and directed for other feature films as well. The film was released, although on a limited basis, in 2005. The film stars Jeffrey Donovan, Samantha Mathis, and Bruce Dern. The film was shot in various locations in New Mexico. The film is based on the novel Brief Garland by Oklahoma author Harold Keith. The novel is about Keith's real life nephew, Jim Keith.
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Believe In Me is a 2005 drama film directed by Robert Collector who has written and directed for other feature films as well. The film was released, although on a limited basis, in 2005. The film stars Jeffrey Donovan, Samantha Mathis, and Bruce Dern. The film was shot in various locations in New Mexico. The film is based on the novel Brief Garland by Oklahoma author Harold Keith. The novel is about Keith's real life nephew, Jim Keith.
In early 1960s Oklahoma, a time of economic distress and small town politics, high-school sports are an integral part of the town's fabric and pride. But girls' sports are an afterthought and warrant little or no attention. Clay Driscoll, a young coach with big dreams, is hired by the local superintendent to coach boys' basketball. Clay immediately finds himself head-to-head with Ellis Brawley, the town's ultimate boss, great-great grandson of the town's founder, owner of the bank and head of the school board. Clay is crushed by the news from Brawley...
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