# Les 12 Orphelins (2021)

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**Original title**: *12 Mighty Orphans*
**Runtime**: 118 min
**Genres**: History, Drama, Action
**Directed by**: Ty Roberts
**Written by**: Lane Garrison, Kevin Meyer, Ty Roberts
**Starring**: Luke Wilson, Vinessa Shaw, Wayne Knight, Martin Sheen, Jake Austin Walker, Scott Haze

> *Based on the true story of the team that inspired a nation.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You coach a scrappy high school football team of orphans during the Great Depression, but your own past threatens to upend everything, as the team fights for the state championship. The coach's determination inspires a nation.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, uplifting

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