Rise (2022)

A king will come from across the sea.

Drama

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.

Release Date: June 23, 2022
Runtime: 1h 53m
Rating: 7.6/10 (303 votes)

Director: Akin Omotoso

Cast: Uche Agada, Dayo Okeniyi, Yetide Badaki, Ral Agada, Jaden Osimuwa, Elijah Sholanke, Taylor Nichols, Panos Koronis

Production: Walt Disney Pictures, Faliro House Productions, NBA Entertainment

sports biography based on true story basketball national basketball association (nba)

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Full Cast (24 people)

Uche Agada as Giannis Antetokounmpo
Dayo Okeniyi as Charles Antetokounmpo
Yetide Badaki as Veronica Antetokounmpo
Ral Agada as Thanasis Antetokounmpo
Jaden Osimuwa as Kostas Antetokounmpo
Elijah Sholanke as Alexandros Antetokounmpo
Taylor Nichols as John Hammond
Panos Koronis as Takis Zivas
Manish Dayal as Kevin Stephanides
Christos Loulis as Poco
Pilar Holland as Teresa Perez
Maximiliano Hernández as OKC Thunder Rep
Phil Blevins as Peristeri B. C. Point Guard
Efthimis Chalkidis as Haris Eleftheriou
Babis Hawk Konstantinou as Turkish Policeman
Lina Patsiou as Nurse #1
Nicolas Politis as NBA Scouter
Jake Schwencke as NBA Scouter
McColm Cephas Jr. as Young Giannis
Chinua Baraka Payne as Young Thanasis
Aaron Kingsley Adetola as Young Kostas
Jahleel Kamara as Young Alexandros
Giannis Antetokounmpo as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Aria Papanikolaou

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Rise

Rise

Rise

A king will come from across the sea.

Rise

Rise

A king will come from across the sea.

113 min

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.

A king will come from across the sea.

113 min

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.

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Original LanguageEnglish

Release Date6/23/2022

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Faliro House Productions

NBA Entertainment

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based on true story

national basketball association (nba)

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Cast

Uche Agada

as Giannis Antetokounmpo

Dayo Okeniyi

as Charles Antetokounmpo

Yetide Badaki

as Veronica Antetokounmpo

Ral Agada

as Thanasis Antetokounmpo

Jaden Osimuwa

as Kostas Antetokounmpo

Elijah Sholanke

as Alexandros Antetokounmpo

Taylor Nichols

as John Hammond

Panos Koronis

as Takis Zivas

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rise about?▾

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 obtai…

How long is Rise?▾

1h 53m

When was Rise released?▾

June 23, 2022

Who directed Rise?▾

Akin Omotoso

Who stars in Rise?▾

Uche Agada, Dayo Okeniyi, Yetide Badaki

What genre is Rise?▾

Drama

What is Rise rated?▾

PG

Is Rise available to stream?▾

Yes, on Disney Plus