SAVE THE LAST DANCE MOVIE

She has to go and live with her father, whom she hardly knows, who lives in a small apartment in a predominantly black neighbourhood in a run-down part of Chicago. She has to attend the local high school, where she is one of only a few white students.

Struggling to cope with the change and the loss of her mother, she feels a lot of guilt, as her mother died in an accident, whilst en route to watching Sara's dance performance.

Unable to cope with the guilt, Sara stops dancing completely. Slowly, she makes friends with some of the kids at school, and falls in love with Derek, a popular student who has a love of hip hop dancing. Although he's had a lot of trouble in his life, he uses dancing to give himself a future and he slowly helps Sara regain her love of dancing.

Save the Last Dance Cast

Julia Stiles - Sara Johnson
Sean Patrick Thomas - Derek Reynolds
Kerry Washington - Chenille Reynolds
Fredro Starr - Malakai

Director - Thomas Carter

Release date - 2001

Rating - PG13

Genre - Drama, music, romance


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