The sports films follows the 1987 true story of a farming-town in California, where teacher Jim White (Costner) finds inspiration in the town's youth.
Discovering a group of boys with exceptional running ability, the coach sets up a cross-country team and enters them into competitions.
The boys find that they need to overcome various difficulties in order to become champions, and the team learn a lot about one another when the pressure is raised.
'McFarland, USA' cast also includes Maria Bello, Morgan Saylor, Michael Aguero and Sergio Avelar.