Tenacity is the word that best encompasses the story that he draws on the screen King Richard: a winning family, the biographical film that allows to know who was the true architect behind the sports careers of Venus and Serena Williams: their father.
Who is called Richard Dove Williams Jr. and since they were very little, he encouraged them to become the lthe best in world tennis, regardless of their race or social origin. A plan in which he had the support of his then wife and mother of the girls, Oracene Price.
A story of perseverance and sacrifice, directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green (Monsters and men), which hits theaters to relive its experience, with an unbeatable Will Smith interpreting it on screen and the same Venus and Serena as executive producers.
Which takes the viewer to the city of Compton, one of the most problematic in California, in the late 80s, where Richard and Oracene (Aunjanue Ellis) live with their five educated and obedient daughters, three from her previous marriage. plus two in common.
When she works as a nurse and her husband is dedicated to training the younger girls, Venus (Saniyya Sidney) and Serena (Demi Singleton), since since before they were born they had planned their future as tennis players and an example for the other African American girls.
So they divide the hours of their days between school, have fun with their sisters and practice serves, strokes and volleys on the local tennis courts. At the same time that his father works as a night guard in a shopping center in the city.
The planning that guides their lives
However, Richard’s plan includes find a sponsor for your daughtersSo he’s constantly visiting California’s private sports clubs with a brochure of his own design detailing the potential of truly talented girls.
A quest that begins to bear fruit when he gets Pete Sampras’ coach, Paul Cohen (Tony Goldwyn), to watch them play and agree to prepare Venus for free, while the youngest Serena continues under the sports guidance of her parents.
But Richard decides to put a hiatus in the early career of the precocious tennis player on the US junior circuit, so that she has the possibility to enjoy her childhood a little more. Although without stopping training as a tennis player under the guidance of Rick Macci (Jon Bernthal).
One of the most famous instructors of the moment, who not only agrees to train Venus and Serena in his sports complex in Florida, but also to bring the entire family with them and give work in his establishment to the unique patriarch of the Williams clan.
In a moment of change that will allow the family to abandon the danger of the Compton gangs and for Richard to display his particular personality and way of seeing things, where the planning he has made for the lives of his daughters is always present.
A parenting style that surprises, but does not detract from the protagonist’s empathy thanks to remarkable work that Will Smith displays in portraying him. Which, by adding to the charisma of the girls who embody their daughters, makes Rey Richard a film more than recommended.
DATASHEET
ADDRESS: Reinaldo Marcus Green
LEADING PLAYERS: Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn, Jon Bernthal
GENDER: Drama / Biography
AGE: For all viewers
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