Rise

Rise (2022)

A king will come from across the sea.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2022-06-23
  • User Rating: 7.6/10 from 270 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 53min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Walt Disney Pictures
  • Production Country: Greece, United States of America
  • Director: Akin Omotoso
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Summary

After emigrating to Greece from Nigeria, Vera and Charles Antetokounmpo struggled to survive and provide for their five children, while living under the daily threat of deportation. Desperate to obtain Greek citizenship but undermined by a system that blocked them at every turn, the family's vision, determination and faith lifted them out of obscurity to launch the careers of three NBA champions.

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  • Uche Agada

    as Giannis Antetokounmpo

  • Dayo Okeniyi

    as Charles Antetokounmpo

  • Yetide Badaki

    as Veronica Antetokounmpo

  • Ral Agada

    as Thanasis Antetokounmpo

  • Jaden Osimuwa

    as Kostas Antetokounmpo

  • Elijah Sholanke

    as Alexandros Antetokounmpo

  • Taylor Nichols

    as John Hammond

  • Panos Koronis

    as Takis Zivas

  • Manish Dayal

    as Kevin Stephanides

  • Christos Loulis

    as Poco

  • Pilar Holland

    as Teresa Perez

  • Maximiliano Hernández

    as OKC Thunder Rep

  • Phil Blevins

    as Peristeri B. C. Point Guard

  • Efthimis Chalkidis

    as Haris Eleftheriou

  • Babis Hawk Konstantinou

    as Turkish Policeman

  • Lina Patsiou

    as Nurse #1

  • Nicolas Politis

    as NBA Scouter

  • Jake Schwencke

    as NBA Scouter

  • McColm Cephas Jr.

    as Young Giannis

  • Chinua Baraka Payne

    as Young Thanasis

  • Aaron Kingsley Adetola

    as Young Kostas

  • Jahleel Kamara

    as Young Alexandros

  • Giannis Antetokounmpo

    as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Production Giannis Antetokounmpo Executive Producer
Production Bernie Goldmann Producer
Writing Arash Amel Screenplay
Editing Vuyani Sondlo Editor
Crew Zack Duhame Stunt Coordinator
Sound Ré Olunuga Original Music Composer
Camera Kabelo Thathe Director of Photography
Directing Akin Omotoso Director

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