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Dream Team 1935

Dream Team 1935

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Dream Team 1935

"Their game made them a team. Their spirit made them Champions."

2012

2h 0m

6.7(7 votes)

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Geneva, Switzerland 1935. The first European Basketball Championship is about to take place. Basketball is still an unknown sport in Europe, and the national teams are meeting for the first time. Each wants the honour of being the first champion. Meanwhile in Latvia, coach Baumanis is convinced that he can assemble a team and take it to Geneva. He quickly learns however, that triumph and defeat are also part of the game. Coach Baumanis faces many difficulties, as well as unexpected help from those closest to him.

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Jānis Āmanis

Jānis Āmanis

Valdemārs Baumanis

Inga Alsiņa-Lasmane

Inga Alsiņa-Lasmane

Elvīra Baumane

Vilis Daudziņš

Vilis Daudziņš

Rihards Dekšenieks

Mārcis Maņjakovs

Mārcis Maņjakovs

Rūdolfs Jurciņš

Jānis Vimba

Jānis Vimba

Jānis Lidmanis

Artūrs Putniņš

Artūrs Putniņš

Eduards Andersons

Andris Bulis

Andris Bulis

Džems Raudziņš

Miķelis Žideļūns

Edgars Rūja

Gints Andžāns

Gints Andžāns

Andrejs Krisons

Mārtiņš Počs

Mārtiņš Počs

Visvaldis Melderis

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Directed by: Aigars Grauba
Written by: Aigars Grauba
Andrejs Ēķis
Produced by: Andrejs Ēķis

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