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Wikipedia article
'Dream Team 1935' is a 2012 Latvian biographical sports drama film directed by Aigars Grauba about the Latvia national basketball team which won EuroBasket 1935, the first FIBA European basketball championship.
Plot
The first European Championship in basketball is about to take place in Geneva. The event is organized by FIBA, the newly established international basketball organization and European national teams are going to play each other for the first time. Each wants the honor of being the first European champion.
Meanwhile, in Latvia, coach Valdemrs Baumanis is convinced that he can gather the team and get them take it to Geneva. However, on his journey he quickly learns that triumph and defeat are all part of the game. Baumanis encounters many difficulties, as well as unexpected help from those closest to him. Against all odds, Baumanis's determination to persist and win is rewarded when the unknown team from Latvia ends up defeating the favored competitors.
Cast
* Jnis manis as Valdemrs Baumanis
* Inga Alsia as Elvra Baumane
* Vilis Daudzi as Coach Dekenieks
* Pteris Gaudi as the Sport Committee chairman
* Intars Reetins as the bureaucrat
* Mrcis Majakovs as Rdolfs Jurci
* Gints Andns as Andrejs Krisons
* Andris Bulis as Dems Raudzi
* Viktors Ellers as Aleksejs Anufrijevs
* Artrs Krzkops as Herberts Gubi
* Mrti Liepa as Mrti Grundmanis
* Mrti Pos as Visvaldis Melderis
* Jnis Vimba as Jnis Lidmanis
* Artrs Putni as Eduards Andersons
* Mielis idens as Edgars Rja
Production Location
'Dream Team 1935' was shot in Latvia and Geneva. The film's production took about two and a half years and included 80 shooting days. The studio backlot Cinevilla was used for many of the shoots. Cinevilla covers about 80 ha and is the largest studio backlot on Northern Europe. Sound editing for the film was done in the Czech Republic.
Other
'Dream Team 1935' was first shown to the public in Latvia on November 19, 2012. In early 2013 'Dream Team 1935' premiered as the international English language version of the film.
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