Dream Team 1935
– A story about the Latvian basketball team, which won the first-ever European Championships in 1935 a..
A story about the Latvian basketball team, which won the first-ever European Championships in 1935 and its enthusiastic head coach Valdemars Baumanis.
01 Nov 2012
Latvian, English
Aigars Grauba
Andrejs Ekis, Aigars Grauba
Janis Amanis, Inga Alsina, Vilis Daudzins, Marcis Manjakovs
Geneva, Switzerland 1935. Europe is struggling to be united as one yet the Woodrow- Wilson's idea of a united Europe by the means of the League of Nations is being enforced. American missionaries since the 1920's are trying to introduce the Europeans with the new sport called basketball. The first European Championship in basketball is about to take place. The national teams are meeting each other for the first time. Each want the honor of being the first champion. Meanwhile in Latvia, the coach Baumanis is convinced that he can gather the team and take it to Geneva. However on his journey he quickly learns that triumph and defeat are a part of the game. Baumanis faces many difficulties, as well as unexpected help from those closest to him.
1 win & 3 nominations.