The Heart of the Game ( I kardia tou paihnidiou )

The Heart of the Game (DVD) (*)

$21.99

Original Title: I kardia tou paihnidiou
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Ward Serrill

Written By:
Ward Serrill

Actors:
Ludacris ..... Narrator
Darnellia Russell ..... Herself
Bill Resler ..... Himself
Devon Crosby Helms ..... Herself
Meghan Miller ..... Herself
Jade White ..... Herself
Lindsey Wilson ..... Herself
Mike 'Riderman' Silva ..... Himself
Emily Watson ..... Herself
Hillary Seidel ..... Herself
Aaron Jack ..... Himself
Maria Mendoza ..... Herself
Keasha Beward ..... Herself
April Swafford ..... Herself
Maude Lepley ..... Herself

Synopsis:

When Seattle filmmaker Ward Serrill met Bill Resler, a college tax professor who moonlights as a girls' basketball coach, he didn't realize that he was about to embark on an incredible seven-year journey. Serrill, camera in hand, followed Resler - who looks more like Santa Claus in sandles than a whistle-blasting high school coach - into the Roosevelt High School gym and soon discovered a group of girls whose unbridled toughness, passion and energy he came to call The Heart of the Game. Then, one day, onto the Roughriders' court (and into the film) walked Darnellia Russell - a tough, inner-city girl whose off-court struggles would eventually threaten to crash the star athlete's plans to play college ball and be the first person in her family to get a college education. At the center of The Heart of the Game is Darnellia's unforgettable true story - the loss of her eligibility and her legal battle to get back on court to play the game that means everything to her. With Coach Resler, her team and her family standing by her side, she takes on enormous personal obstacles as well as the ruling body of high school sports in Washington State. Directed by Serrill, this in-depth documentary not only illustrates the hard-charging energy and excitement of the game, but also captures the fiercely competitive and extraordinary spirit of a winning team. Featuring narration by multi-platinum and Grammy® Award-winning artist and actor, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges (Crash),

The hoop dreams of the teenage girls in the documentary "The Heart of the Game" are fairly straightforward if a wee bit intense. These high school students don't simply want to dribble, pass and shoot their way to another basketball victory; they want to kill. Anyone who still thinks girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice should just try and block this chick, who fiercely embodies the spirit of her team name, the Roughriders, on the court and off. The film was made by Ward Serrill, a former executive at a Seattle public affairs firm, who several years ago was lucky enough to meet a genuine eccentric named William M. Resler, who repeatedly coached the Roughriders from Seattle's Roosevelt High School to victory. For the most part, "The Heart of the Game" unfolds according to the sports-movie playbook: through love and bullying, a tough-talking, softhearted coach guides his team to its championship season. The cheerleaders cheer as the crowd roars and Mr. Serrill's low-end video camera dutifully tracks the action for seven years. The big difference here is that these players don't just face bad calls and lousy plays; they also come smack up against the gender divide

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 06 October, 2011.