Rez Ball (2024)

Directed by

Sydney Freeland

Genre

sports drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 84 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Native American high school basketball team in New Mexico pushes toward a state championship after losing their best player. The story follows their season as they balance grief, teamwork, and community support.

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What happens

Rez Ball is a 2024 American sports drama film directed by Sydney Freeland, who co-wrote the screenplay with Sterlin Harjo, based on the nonfiction sports novel Canyon Dreams: A Basketball Season on the Navajo Nation, by The New York Times journalist Michael Powell. LeBron James served as one of the producers. The film features an ensemble cast, including Kauchani Bratt, Jessica Matten, Julia Jones, Amber Midthunder, and Kiowa Gordon. The Chuska Warriors, a Native American high school basketball team from Chuska, New Mexico, is competing for the state championship title while contending with losing their star player. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2024, and was released on Netflix on September 27, 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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