Heading Home (2018)

Original title

Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel

Directed by

Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, Jeremy Newberger

Genre

drama film

Country

South Korea, Israel, United States, Japan

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the Israel national baseball team as they compete in the World Baseball Classic for the first time. The team is made up of Jewish American players who connect with their heritage during the tournament.

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What happens

Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel is a 2018 documentary film about the underdog Israel national baseball team competing for the first time in the World Baseball Classic. The 87-minute film was directed by Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, and Jeremy Newberger, the three of whom produced it along with Jonathan Mayo, and starred baseball player Ike Davis and other baseball players. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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