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Basket Case (2009)

Directed by Oskari Pastila

Documentary · 1h 15m

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.

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Cast

D
Dathon Brown Himself
C
Chris Hester Himself
T
Tomi Kaminen Himself
L
Lari Kangas Himself
V
Vesa Pokkinen Himself
D
Dan Stenbäck Self
A
Achille Nkamhoua Self
O
Okala Blaise Self

Crew

Director
Oskari Pastila
Writer
Oskari Pastila
Editor
Jukka Nykänen
Producer
Oskari Pastila

Details

Original title
Täynnä tarmoa
Release date
2009-03-01
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
FI
Spoken languages
English, Finnish
Countries
Finland
Production
Kuvaputki, YLE