Spirit of the Game (2016)

Directed by

Darran Scott

Genre

drama

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of American missionaries form a basketball team and travel to Australia for exhibition games before the 1956 Olympics. The team faces challenges and builds bonds as they share their sport and faith.

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What happens

Spirit of the Game is a 2016 biographical film written and directed by J.D.Scott with cinematography by Brian J. Breheny (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert). The film is based on the true story of the Mormon Yankees, an American basketball team which played in exhibition games before the 1956 Summer Olympics. The film stars, Aaron Jakubenko, Kevin Sorbo, Wade Briggs, Grant Piro and Anna McGahan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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