Jairus
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Eighteen-year-old Jairus Hall, a dedicated athlete and honour student grapples with the tragic death of his older brother. Broken and directionless, Jairus finds himself struggling to meet the admission standards for his dream college. As he falls behind, his intimidating English teacher calls for an intervention so that Jairus' dreams don't get buried with his brother. Soon Jairus finds himself in a seven-day after school program along with other troubled students. Yet as Jairus tries to stay above it all, the pain of the past threatens to capsize him.
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