Bob Banks

Antwone Fisher -- A sailor with an explosive attitude, with the help of a Navy psychiatrist, finds the courage to stop fighting... and start healing.

Monty (Elba) struggles to make ends meet as he raises his three young daughters on his own. But when the courts award custody to his corrupt, drug-dealing ex-wife, he desperately tries to win them back, enlisting the help of Julia (Union), a beautiful but hard-nosed attorney. Unlikely as it seems, an unexpected romance blossoms between the two. But in order for their relationship to survive, the couple must reconcile their two very different worlds - and overcome the forces that threaten to tear Monty's family apart.

Denzel Washington makes his triumphant directorial debut and Derek Luke shines in his first big-screen role in Antwone Fisher. Inspired by a true life story, Antwone Fisher tells the dramatic story of a troubled sailor (Luke) who embarks on a remarkable journey to confront his painful past--and connect with the family he never knew.

A sailor with an explosive attitude is ordered to see a Navy psychiatrist. Refusing at first to participate in the sessions, the young sailor begins to break down and reveals a traumatic childhood. With his past out in the open, he can begin to heal.