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Synopsis: Black or White is the story of a grandfather (Kevin Costner) who is suddenly left to care for his beloved granddaughter. When her paternal grandmother (Octavia Spencer) seeks custody with the help of her brother (Anthony Mackie), the little girl is torn between two families who love her deeply. With the best intentions at heart, both families fight for what they feel is right and are soon forced to confront their true feelings about race, forgiveness, and understanding. Anchored by an all-star cast and based on real events, the movie is a look at two seemingly different worlds, in which nothing is as simple as black or white.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Mike Binder
Production: Relativity Media
  2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
45
Rotten Tomatoes:
41%
PG-13
Year:
2014
121 min
$15,504,419
887 Views


You're in the third grade

and you're dealing...

You're in the third grade and you're

dealing with this level math?

I didn't deal with

this stuff until... ever.

Does that mean

you're not going to help me?

Of course not.

Not at all. Let's take a...

Let's take a shot at this.

I'm not very good at math, though,

all right? I'm a lawyer.

- You know what we're good at, right?

- What?

Nothing.

That was...

That was a joke.

Hi. I'm Duvan. Are you Elliott?

Yes, yes. Uh...

- Nice to meet you. Come on in.

- Thank you.

Come on in.

My rsum.

A list of my study courses.

A paper that I wrote

for the National Math Board

on systemic dysfunction

in proper Algebraic education.

That's good. This is good.

- You want a drink?

- I would... like a drink, yes.

OK, good.

What do you like? I got the works.

Oh, no, just a water, please.

And... another paper that I wrote.

In the flyer, my piano lessons.

I have a fall special that I'm currently

running that offers the piano lessons

half off when purchased with tutoring

in either math, science

or any of the eight languages

that I have listed there.

You sure you don't want a cocktail?

You're very, very qualified, Duvan.

That's good.

Because Eloise, she's special.

She lost her grandmother... my wife,

about three weeks ago in a car crash.

I don't want her to fall behind

in her studies.

- What about her mother?

- My daughter?

She died during childbirth.

She had congenital heart problems.

My wife and I weren't with her

at the hospital when she was born.

Weren't invited. Or included.

We, uh... We weren't called,

let's just put it that way.

The doctors weren't aware

of her medical history.

I lost my father, my grandfather

and two of my brothers.

Killed by murderers,

along with 300 others from my village.

I'm sorry.

A paper I wrote on literature's

effect on grief

for the library of the National

Endowment for Children's Literature.

I have also written a paper

on channeling our emotions

in a positive direction using meditation

and alternative grief counseling.

That's good, but there's gonna

be something else, all right?

It's not gonna be just Eloise.

It's gonna be me as well.

I'm gonna need a little tutoring

in math myself.

Is that gonna be a problem?

No, that will not be a problem at all.

I do, however, charge by the student.

Yeah, I'm sure you do.

Elliott, it's Rowena.

Now I need you to pick up that phone

and call me, baby.

I know you're in pain.

Your pain is my pain.

That little girl is my little girl. OK?

Pick up the phone. Call Wee Wee.

Call Wee Wee.

Kyle had 32 shells.

He gave eight to his friend.

- How many shells does Kyle have now?

- Eight to his friend?

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Mike Binder

Mike Binder (born June 2, 1958) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. more…

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