Hoop Dreams

This film is a documentary about two high school teens who dream of one day playing in the NBA. Arthur Agee is the first talked about, his father was a drug addict. He was hardly ever at home, his mother and father didn't have the best relationship. Arthurs father ended up going to jail, later he got rehab and turned his life around. William Gates father was never around, him and his mother lived together. Both William and Arthur originally went to St. Jose High School. But Arthurs family couldnt pay for both semesters, so he was put out and transfered to Marshal High School. After high school Arthur attended Junior College

Tsotsi

In this movie a young robbed a lady, stole her baby and paralyzed her for life. He feels terible after he does relizing what he has done. He takes it apon himself to take care of this baby but he cannot. So he guns down a young lady with her baby and makes her feed it. She takes care of the baby foe a little while. Then he comes back and decides to take back the baby.

The Kite Runner

Amir tells us about the unique relationship he has with Hassan, a Hazara boy who is the victim of

discrimination, but he is the half-brother of Amir, a Pashtun. Amir is overwhelmed with guilt when he

allows Hassan to be beaten and raped on the day Amir wins the kite flying tournament. He lies to have Hassan

accused of theft so he will leave their home and Amir can try to forget his guilt. Eventually, Amir and his father

flee Afghanistan after the Russians invade and Amir takes his tragic memories to America to start a new life.