Basket Case ( Täynnä tarmoa )

Basket Case (DVD) (*)

$32.99

Original Title: Täynnä tarmoa
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Finland ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
72 min + 50 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Teaser(s)
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
Finland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Oskari Pastila

Written By:
Oskari Pastila

Actors:
Dathon Brown ..... Himself
Chris Hester ..... Himself
Tomi Kaminen ..... Himself
Lari Kangas ..... Himself
Vesa Pokkinen ..... Himself

Synopsis:

An inward little town in Finland transforms into a melting pot of nationalities, religions and cultures when Finnish Basketball Federation opens the borders for foreign players. The Board of a local team puts all their eggs in the new season trebling their budget. Unknowingly it hires an uneasy twosome as the new manager and new coach for the team. The airlift from America, Europe and even Africa hauls in player after player when the coach burns the money that never realizes. The tragicomic efforts of the manager to gather the unrealistic budget and even to find a washing-machine for the players evolve into an anatomy of inflamed working environment. The manager's power-struggle with the coach has a bitter end where there's only space for one of them in the town. The player-candidates come with high hopes and end up being the pawns in the game. Their life among the locals create absurd encounters that originate from all walks of life.

In the small town of Porvoon Tarmo, the basketball team's new management decides to renovate the entire team during the summer and fall of 2006. Due to an enticement of a potentially hefty budget (which turns out to be non-existent), they bring twelve non-domestic players to try out for the team, seven of whom stay on the roster until the final playoff game of the season. Things devolve quickly and irrevocably as cultures clash, racism runs rampant, egos collide and promises of fancy apartments and cars dematerialize.

There are many elements in basketball, foreign players, money, and a group of Finns in the team management. 'Basket Case' is a documentary that talks about more than just sports, it shows the tragic reality of miscommunication inside an organization.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 21 July, 2011.

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