Krysten Leigh Jones

A businessman watches as his life begins to unravel after learning his ex-wife is going to marry his best friend. A distracting battle of wills with a real estate developer, however, might just be the thing that turns his life around.

Claire Letellier works as head of a pharmaceutical company. After dating André for a number of years, she has at long last accepted his marriage proposal. She decides this is a good time to reclaim the maid's room she owns above her place and turn her apartment into a duplex. But her tenant, a slightly offbeat designer named Alain Gareda, categorically refuses to vacate the premises. The latent hostility between them gains momentum by the day, until Alain suggests a compromise.

1970年代初頭、まだ人種差別が大きな問題となっていたアメリカで実際にあったエピソードを基にしたスポーツ・ヒューマン・ドラマ。1971年、バージニア州。とある町で白人の高校と黒人の高校が統合されることになる。その結果、両校にそれぞれあったフットボール・チームも1つに統合されることとなった。人種差別が根強い地元住民が反発するなか、アメリカ初の人種混成チームが誕生、さまざまな苦難を乗り越え、チームはひとつにまとまっていく……。