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Mystic Ball (2007)

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Country
Canada
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
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How it feels

A documentary about chinlone, a traditional team sport from Burma that blends dance and soccer. It shows how players keep a ball in the air with their feet and knees in a flowing, rhythmic way.

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What happens

Mystic Ball is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Greg Hamilton and released in 2006. The film profiles the Burmese sport of chinlone. The film premiered on May 1, 2006, at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it received a Special Jury Prize from the Best Canadian Feature Documentary jury. It was later screened at the 2006 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the award for Most Popular Canadian Film, and at the 2006 Whistler Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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