Release Date: Mar 18, 2006 Wide
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Made for cable, Walkout is the true story of a little-known but profoundly significant moment in the history of the Latino community in East Los Angeles. In 1968, Lincoln High School honor student Paula Crisostomo (Alexa Vega), outraged at the shabby treatment afforded Chicano students in the L.A. school system -- including habitually lowered expectations, poor facilities, a total absence of bilingual courses or textbooks, unfairly administered penalties for slight infractions, demeaning
Unrated, 1 hr. 50 min.
Mar 18, 2006 Wide
Mar 6, 2007
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Director Edward James Olmos pulls off one hell of a stellar job directing this activist tale with flair and simplicity mingled within the story...
I know so little about the history of the Latin community in America. I enjoyed learning about this historic event. I wish a movie like this could more widely viewed by ALL Americans to help them understand the struggles of being a minority.
February 7, 2011Super Reviewer
Based on a true story, "Walkout" takes place in East Los Angeles in 1968 where Paula(Alexa Vega) is an A student set to graduate in a few months from Lincoln High School where she is one of the few expected to go to college. Still, she is unsure of her future plans which is complicated by her father(Yancey Arias) not
June 23, 2008Super Reviewer
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