Save the Last Dance

Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas star in this coming-of-age drama directed by Thomas Carter.

Would-be ballerina Sara (Stiles) is forced to abandon her dancing plans when she leaves her small-town home and moves to live with her estranged father in the dangerous South Side of Chicago.

As a white girl in a predominantly black neighbourhood, Sara finds it a struggle to settle in, but when she meets fellow dancer Derek (Thomas), she begins to feel much happier.

The two set out together to realise their dreams, but as their relationship develops it brings forth major opposition from both their friends and their families, putting their future as a couple in jeopardy.