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This awe-inspiring movie acts as a blueprint on how we can use resilience to overcome life&#8217;s many challenges.&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;HERO&#8221;&nbsp;<\/strong>inspired by the remarkable and adventurous life of&nbsp;<strong>Ulric Cross<\/strong>, created a buzz in Hollywood when it opened the 2020 Pan African Film and Arts Festival, coming on the end of a successful&nbsp;50-city tour of England, Scotland and Wales, with additional screenings in Durban, the US and Canada&#8217;s Bell TIFF Lightbox.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;HERO&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0was picked up by Amazon Prime, Showtime, Showtime Online\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/cineplex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cineplex.com in Canada<\/a>\u00a0before heading to the Cannes Film Market. 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I felt so pleased to see the reaction of people from all walks of life around the world.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>~ <strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>Frances-Anne Solomon,\u00a0Director member of the Academy<\/strong>, <strong>HERO&#8217;s Director<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;HERO&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>worldwide appeal comes from a wide cross-section of society, those committed to social change, the academic and the adventurer, the embodiment of Ulric Cross, a true hero.\u00a0\u00a0A story of love, loss, rejection, and redemption, laid out meticulously by\u00a0<strong>Frances-Anne Solomon<\/strong>. By the brilliant use of archival footage mixed with shot drama, Frances-Anne tells Cross&#8217;s story with authenticity and dignity.\u00a0<em>This film celebrates resilience, so appropriate for this time. Fans have been waiting, calling, and messaging, when is &#8220;HERO&#8221; returning?&#8221; &#8230;\u00a0<\/em>Executive Producer, Lisa Wickham.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<strong>HERO&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0was\u00a0filmed in Canada, Ghana, the United Kingdom and Trinidad and Tobago. 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