Cheaters
Putting The System To The Test
In the fall of 1994, a teacher at Chicago's run-down Steinmetz High recruits seven students for an academic decathlon team. They work long hours, preparing for the February regional event, won for ten straight years by a privileged, preppy school. Steinmetz finishes just well enough to be invited to the state meet. When a team member steals a copy of the state test, the teacher and kids face a dilemma: to remain honest, or to cheat and score a victory for kids in underfunded schools. When they do well, they must face a withering barrage of investigations, accusations, lawyers' lies, and reporters' intrusions. Is it all worth it? What lessons does cheating teach?
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Jeff Daniels
Dr. Gerard Plecki
Jena Malone
Jolie Fitch
Paul Sorvino
Constantine Kiamos
Luke Edwards
Darius Bettus
Blake Heron
Matt Kur
Dov Tiefenbach
Irwin Flickas
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Dan Warry-Smith
Paul Kurgan
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Anna Raj
Agnieska Maryniarczyk
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Dominik Podbielski
Dominik Wesolowski
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Ned Eisenberg
Robert Clifford
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Paul Haslinger
Composer
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David Hennings
Cinematographer
