12 Mighty Orphans

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Director Ty Roberts has crafted a thrilling tale of sporting heartbreak with real emotional claws in this groundbreaking true story.

Set in the Depression era, the film transports us directly into the poverty-stricken world of the Fort Worth Mighty Mites football team, a group of kids with one thing in common: no parents.

Roberts brings their experiences to life without sugarcoating the hardships. It's a testament to the excellent ensemble of young actors led by Luke Benward.

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Where the film really excels is in conveying the inspirational spirit of their indomitable coach, Rusty Russell, played solidly by Luke Wilson. He breathed great optimism into the team against all odds.

The climactic championship game explodes into thrilling cinema, capturing the raw reward of their resilience against all odds in an uplifting catharsis.

Without rewriting the script, ‘12 Mighty Orphans’ tells its true story with a narrative earnestness that goes far beyond the clichés of sports drama.

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A feel-good film with real emotional depth and authentic craft.

Definitive proof of Roberts' talent for mining unfamiliar stories in a spiritually uplifting but unsentimental way. A great modern sports classic in the making.

At the US box office it performed well, considering its tight $10 million budget. It grossed $4.5 million domestically.

Worldwide it grossed a total of $6.3 million,

It was about time I finally stumbled on a decent Netflix watch, as most of my feed recommendations have been utter shit the past few weeks 😂

12 Orphans is your typical sport movie, where a talented coach beats all odds with a team consisting of a bunch of losers. And like with other movies of the niche, this one is also largely based on true events. With the the mandatory creative liberties to make it even more epic :)

The film takes place during the Great Depression:

Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high-school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way. source

The true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without shoes, or even a football, to playing for the Texas state championships. Over the course of their winning season, these underdogs and their resilient spirit became an inspiration to their city, state, and an entire nation in need of a rebound, even catching the attention of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. source

I really have no complaints from the film. Casting, acting, visuals etc everything is above average.

All in all, an epic and inspiring David Vs Goliath underdog sport story. And who doesn't love a good underdog story? Especially one based on real events.

Despite not being much of a sports (let alone football) fan I loved the film. Sports fans will probably enjoy it even more, especially with all the historic tit bits.

After finishing the film I headed over wikipedia to learn more about the team and rusty. And imo, this should be the end goal of every historic movie.

An easy 8/10 from me. Definitely worth a watch!

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