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BEYOND THE SIDELINES Documentary, 58 min, color, 2008, director This will be a film about the most powerful male sports team of the 20th century. All other national teams had nothing else to do but to surrender under their onslaught. It will be the story of the last USSR basketball team – the golden team. It was the pride of the Soviet empire, winning all the possible titles – they had been the Olympic, World and European champions.The aim of the film is to show wide range of emotions and values, including the tough decisions between the right choice, conscience and professionalism and the changes in these aspects as the situation changes; situations when people find themselves in an unenviable situation, when they have to choose between the fulfillment of their dreams and their national identity. This is the background for the most diverse life stories to unfold, though the team members still declare that they are one family. They have managed to preserve these intricately idefinable family ties regardless the triumphat modern-day individualism.We will show the comparison of ex-teammates applying the formula of success. One of them is a millionaire, owner of a basketball club, another one – an ordinary customs officer and yet another one – a successful basketball agent or the coach of the Chinese national basketball team. Cameramans Haralds Vecvagars, Elīna Bandēna / Script / Editing Marta Selecka / Producer Askolds Saulītis |
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