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A Nation At War.
A New Game.
A Story Of Triumph And Hope.

In a time of pain and prejudice, in a nation reeling from World War I, new school teacher Martin Conlon, (Peter Coyote) arrives in the picturesque Northwest farming community.

Basketball, he reasons, is a metaphor for life and teamwork. But soon the town erupts into a social battleground when two young German immigrants, Helmut and Brigitta Brink, also arrive.

At the epicentre of the whirlwind is farm-wife Bessie Emery (Karen Allen) whose eldest son returns from the war badly injured by German artillery, while another son falls in love with the breathtaking new German girl.

With tensions riding high, Conlon enters his young students in a basketball game against an established adult squad.

Woven against a background of beauty, The Basket ultimately points to triumph and hope in a changing America.

Director:

Rich Cowan [2],

Starring:

Karen Allen [19], Peter Coyote [50], Robert Karl Burke [1], Amber Willenborg [2],

Screen Formats:

Full Frame 1.33:1

Language and Sound:

English Dolby Digital Stereo

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