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Bounce will present the world television premiere of The Nomads<\/strong> – based-on-a-true story about a female African-American teacher who joins forces with a male Caucasian colleague to develop a men’s rugby team in an inner-city school in North Philadelphia – on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 20 at 8:00 p.m. ET\/PT.<\/strong><\/p>\n Directed by\u00a0Brandon Eric Kamin, <\/strong>the film stars Tika Sumpter and Tate Donovan.\u00a0<\/strong>Also featured in the film are Christopher Mann, Khalil McMillan, Vladimir Versailles, Devon Ray, Andy Riddle, Thomas Pierce<\/strong>, Marla Mindelle,\u00a0and rapper Raekwon.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/The-Nomads-cast-253x300.jpg\")
Tika Sumpter (Mixed-ish, The Haves and The Have Nots) stars as English teacher Cassey “Mac” McNamara who relocates and takes on – with pepper spray in hand – a new role teaching American History at North Philadelphia’s Whitman High School, after a billion-dollar budget deficit closes 20 schools. Metal detectors and morning frisks are a rude awakening for Mac. Even more surprising is the connection she makes with fellow transfer, science-now-math teacher Mark Nolin, played by Tate Donovan<\/strong> (The Man in the High Castle, Damages). The two realize a shared passion for rugby and set out to create Whitman’s first rugby team. Turning the most vocal, at-risk, and troubled students into an organized rugby squad proves fruitless at first. But with perseverance – and a few laughs along the way – Mac and Mark begin to see changes in the ragtag group of players… until a tragic event threatens everything they’ve worked towards.<\/p>\n