Rise (2022)
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.
- Released
- 2022-06-23
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Arash Amel, Akin Omotoso
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 from 318 votes
Cast
- 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