RISE To Premiere On Disney+ in 2022

Rise is a new movie by Disney about the first trio of brothers to become NBA champs, Giannis, Thanasis, and Kostas Antetokounmpo, set to premiere in 2022. It’s a rags to riches kind of story, here is the official synopsis:

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. With their oldest son still in Nigeria with relatives, the couple were desperate to obtain Greek citizenship but found themselves undermined by a system that blocked them at every turn. When they weren’t selling items to tourists on the streets of Athens with the rest of the family, encouraged by their father, the brothers would sneak away to play basketball with a local youth team. Latecomers to the sport, they discovered their great abilities on the basketball court and worked hard to become world class athletes. With the help of an agent, Giannis entered the NBA Draft in 2013 in a long shot prospect that would change not only his life but the life of his entire family.

Real life brothers Uche Agada and Ral Agada will play Giannis and Thanasis, while Jaden Osimuwa will play Kostas. I don’t personally follow sports much, but this sounds like an uplifting movie about a pretty remarkable family. Will you be checking it out next year?

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