'Won't Back Down' screening in New York sparks debate
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Reported by HEATHER BROWN, Fox 5 News Reporter
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"Won't Back Down" doesn't get into theaters nationwide until September 28, but across the country, groups have been holding screenings -- even at both the Democratic and Republican conventions.
It's a fictional movie based in part on actual events and has stirred up talk about parents fed up with failing public schools while criticizing the teachers union.'
In the film, the single mom teams up with others to turn the failing school into a charter school and the teachers union fights against reforms, such as greater teacher accountability and more school choice.
The film stars Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis.
Randi Weingarten, president of the AFT, has said in a statement "the movie resorts to falsehoods and anti-union stereotypes."
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