A Warrior s Heart is a 2011 romantic/sports drama film directed by Michael F. Sears and starring Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene. The film is based on a storyline and screenplay written by the author Martin Dugard.

Plot summary

Star Lacrosse player Conor Sullivan (Kellan Lutz) is not excited about moving to an unknown town and being the new kid at high school. He has a new love interest Brooklyn (Ashley Greene), but he struggles to find a meaning to his life.

Conor s Marine father Seamus (Chris Potter) is redeployed into Iraq where he dies in combat leaving Conor in shock and denial as he starts acting out in self-destructive ways. This greatly worries his mother Claire (Gabrielle Anwar). There is also a violent on-field clash with a long-time nemesis (Chord Overstreet) and a vandalism incident that lands him in a jail cell and finally gets him kicked off the team. To regain his obvious passion for the sport, he goes for arduous training in a wilderness Lacrosse camp. The camp is under the tutelage of his dead father s old combat buddy, Sgt. Major Duke Wayne (Adam Beach), who opens Conor s eyes to the true meaning of maturity, sportsmanship and manhood.

Cast

• Kellan Lutz as Conor Sullivan
• Adam Beach as Sgt. Major Duke Wayne
• Ashley Greene as Brooklyn
• Gabrielle Anwar as Claire Sullivan

• Chord Overstreet as Dupree
• William Mapother as David Milligan
• Aaron Hill as Joe Bryant
• Chris Potter as Lt. Col Seamus Sully Sullivan
• Jay Hayden as JP Jones
• Ridge Canipe as Keegan Sullivan
• Daniel Booko as Powell
• JT Alexander as Sierra Lacrosse Player #29
• Alex Rose Wiesel as Girls Lacrosse Player #12
• Bryan Lillis as Riggins
• Hymnson Chan as Brierfield Player
• Lauren Minite as Charlie
• Jim Pacitti as Coach Jarvis
• Basilina Butler as Parent
• Diego Acuna as West Coast Referee
• Randall May as East Coast Referee
• Allan Ines as himself
• Ryan Vinuya as asian lacrosse player s friend
• James Villa as asian lacrosse player s friend #2

Screenings

The film was presented at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and released in the United States on December 2, 2011. Much of the filming was done at Mayfield Senior School in Pasadena, CA.

Critical reception

The film was met with mostly negative reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rotten score of 17% based on reviews from 12 critics.

Year	2011
ReleaseDate	2011-12-02
RuntimeMins	86
RuntimeStr	1h 26min
Plot	A talented high school lacrosse player deals with the pain from his military dad’s death, a resentful new coach, and consequences of his own arrogance.
Directors	Mike Sears
Writers	Martin Dugard
Stars	Kellan Lutz, Adam Beach, Ridge Canipe
Produced by	Robert P. Atwell,Martin Dugard,Debasish Dutta,Steven Istock,Jason Leibovitch,Florina Massbaum,Ross Massbaum,Ed Richardson,Brad Southwick,Marc Spizzirri,Jamie R. Thompson
Music by	Alec Puro
Cinematography by	Thomas L. Callaway
Film Editing by	Ellen Goldwasser
Casting By	Stacy Baker,Dean E. Fronk,Donald Paul Pemrick
Production Design by	Brian Daniel Livesay
Art Direction by	Jason Garner,Morgan Runyon
Set Decoration by	Traci Kirshbaum,Lori Mazuer
Costume Design by	Jayme Bohn
Makeup Department	Debra Denson,Nancy Keslar,Natasha Ladek,Lygia Orta
Production Management	Eric Miller,Brad Southwick
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Chris Edmonds,Lily Garcia,Ivan Kraljevic,Denise Anderson Poore,Ken Twohy
Art Department	Adam Chambers,Jon De Pabon,Douglas R. Johnson,Ian McMains,Trip Sheehan,Sandy Summer,Gaylene West
Sound Department	Tom Boykin,Jason Dotts,Amy Felton,Ryan Gegenheimer,Matt Hovland,Joshua Aaron Johnson,Theodore Kerhulas,Eric Lalicata,Jack Meggers,Sergio R. Rocha,John Sanacore,Dan Snow,Alex Ullrich
Special Effects by	Steve Newquist
Visual Effects by	Travis Baumann,Micah Gallo,Tyler A. Hawes,Gustavo Mendes,Scott Purdy
Stunts	Kurt Bryant,Todd Bryant,Dana Chapman,Kevin Derr,Tom McComas,Ronn Surels
Camera and Electrical Department	Joseph Arena,Patti Arpaia,Andrea Bassani,Craig Cooper,Arturo Elizondo,Jamie Felz,Jason Griffiths,Jeremy Griffiths,Gary Johnson,Patrick Meade Jones,Kieran Murphy,Richard Nasworthy,Rick Page,John Raymer,Chris Santucci,Garrett Shannon,Bubba Sheffield,Chris Stadler,Chris Walden
Casting Department	Joe Cappelletti,Eddie Jaszek,Cash Oshman,Michelle Shining Elk
Costume and Wardrobe Department	Robin Fitzgerald,Daisy Alexandra Sylbert-Torres
Editorial Department	Eliot Milbourn,Clay Rawlins,Brian Rodriguez,Daniel Sessoms
Location Management	Patrick Chisholm,Brigette Pope,Peter Sands
Music Department	Levon Broussalian,Benji Lysaght,Ryan Neill,Mary Ramos,Irl Sanders,Mark Shlapak,Isaac Sprintis,Steve Stewart
Transportation Department	Eric Miller,Chris Walden
Additional Crew	Lela Checco,Jeremy Clark,Jeffrey Giles,Emma Humphrey,Walter Josten,Adam Kolkman,Jennifer Levine,Steven Milosavleski,Jim Pacitti,Brett Pierce
Thanks	Brooke Bryant,Evans Butterworth,Jason Leibovitch
Genres	Action, Drama, Family
Companies	California Pictures, Family Productions, Harlequin Pictures
Countries	USA
Languages	English
ContentRating	PG
ImDbRating	5.2
ImDbRatingVotes	2441
MetacriticRating	24
Keywords	chin up,lacrosse,death,training,arrogance