Sweetwater
Apr 14, 2023 | IMDB 7
119 min Watch NowDrama
In 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of the first African Americans to play in the NBA.
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