At All Costs (2016)

Directed by

Mike Nicoll

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a top high-school basketball recruit, his family, and an AAU team as they travel to tournaments across the United States. It shows how the business around youth basketball has grown large, with young athletes competing for a chance to reach the professional level.

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What happens

At All Costs is a 2016 documentary film that explores how the AAU basketball circuit has professionalized youth basketball in America. As the business of youth basketball balloons into a multi-billion dollar industry, the stakes for finding "the next big thing" have never been higher. The film follows a highly ranked high-school recruit, his family, and a competitive AAU team as they travel the country playing in marquee tournaments, competing against top-tier athletes, fighting to make it to the next level. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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