Rise

Rise

A king will come from across the sea.

2022 en 113 minutes

Rating: 7.618

Plot

After emigrating to Greece from Nigeria, Vera and Charles Antetokounmpo struggled to survive and provide for their five children, while living under the daily threat of deportation. Desperate to obtain Greek citizenship but undermined by a system that blocked them at every turn, the family's vision, determination and faith lifted them out of obscurity to launch the careers of three NBA champions.

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Cast

Uche Agada

Uche Agada

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Dayo Okeniyi

Dayo Okeniyi

Charles Antetokounmpo

Yetide Badaki

Yetide Badaki

Veronica Antetokounmpo

Ral Agada

Ral Agada

Thanasis Antetokounmpo

Jaden Osimuwa

Jaden Osimuwa

Kostas Antetokounmpo

Elijah Sholanke

Elijah Sholanke

Alexandros Antetokounmpo

Taylor Nichols

Taylor Nichols

John Hammond

Panos Koronis

Panos Koronis

Takis Zivas

Manish Dayal

Manish Dayal

Kevin Stephanides

Christos Loulis

Christos Loulis

Poco

Pilar Holland

Pilar Holland

Teresa Perez

Maximiliano Hernández

Maximiliano Hernández

OKC Thunder Rep

Phil Blevins

Phil Blevins

Peristeri B. C. Point Guard

Efthimis Chalkidis

Efthimis Chalkidis

Haris Eleftheriou

Babis Hawk Konstantinou

Babis Hawk Konstantinou

Turkish Policeman

Lina Patsiou

Lina Patsiou

Nurse #1

Nicolas Politis

Nicolas Politis

NBA Scouter

Jake Schwencke

Jake Schwencke

NBA Scouter

McColm Cephas Jr.

McColm Cephas Jr.

Young Giannis

Chinua Baraka Payne

Chinua Baraka Payne

Young Thanasis

Aaron Kingsley Adetola

Aaron Kingsley Adetola

Young Kostas

Jahleel Kamara

Jahleel Kamara

Young Alexandros

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

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