Warrior Strong

Warrior Strong is a 2023 Canadian drama film, directed by Shane Belcourt.^[1] The film stars Jordan Johnson-Hinds as Bilal Irving, a headstrong aspiring professional basketball player who is asked by his former high school principal Jules (Sarah Podemski) to return to the school as assistant to head basketball coach Avery Schmidt (Andrew Dice Clay).^[1]

Warrior Strong
Directed by	Shane Belcourt
Written by	Dan Gordon
Produced by	Jason Ross Jallet Leah Jaunzems Nicholas Tabarrok
Starring	Jordan Johnson-Hinds Sarah Podemski Andrew Dice Clay
Cinematography	Daniel Everitt-Lock
Edited by	Nick Montgomery
Production company	Darius Films
Release date	September 18, 2023 (2023-09-18) (Cinéfest)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

The cast also includes Stephen Kalyn, Julian Young, Rosa Blasi, Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat, Raoul Bhaneja, Rohan Mead, Dylan Cook, Macaulee Cassaday, Aidan Kalechstein, Keenan Grom and Randy Jernier.

The film entered production in summer 2022, in Northern Ontario.^[2]

The film premiered at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.^[3]

See also

• List of basketball films