National Champions(2021)

R
1h 56m
- Drama

Release Date: Dec 10, 2021 | Wide

Follows star quarterback who ignites a players strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality and respect for the student-athletes.

Releases

Original Release | Dec 10, 2021

Box Office

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$301,028
Total US & Canada:
$475,488
Total Worldwide:
$475,488

Director & Top Cast

Ric Roman Waugh
Director

Technical Specifications

Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Summaries

Storyline

Seventy-two hours before the championship game, Missouri Wolves Heisman-winning quarterback LeMarcus James vanishes from the team hotel with his best friend, tight end Emmett Sunday. LeMarcus drops a televised bombshell. He's organizing a players' strike of the game. LeMarcus demands that student-athletes be regarded as employees and be compensated as such. Consequently he starts the fight for fair compensation, equality, and respect for the athletes who put their bodies and health on the line for their schools. — Official Synopsis

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