Rise

About Rise

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. Desperate to obtain Greek citizenship but undermined by a system that blocked them at every turn, the family's vision, determination and faith lifted them out of obscurity to launch the careers of three NBA champions.

Rise is a 2022 drama film directed by Akin Omotoso. It runs 113 minutes and was released in June 2022.

Uche Agada stars as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Dayo Okeniyi as Charles Antetokounmpo, Yetide Badaki as Veronica Antetokounmpo, and Ral Agada as Thanasis Antetokounmpo. Written by Arash Amel. It was produced by NBA Entertainment. The film began as real events.

Members will find basketball, national basketball association (NBA), biography, and sports in it. It streams on Disney Plus in the United States.

Air, Ford v Ferrari, and I, Tonya make useful companions to Rise. It scores 7.6 out of 10 from 318 TMDB voters and it carries a PG rating.