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The Only Real Game (2013) [N/A]

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Featuring:
Melissa Leo, Bame, Bhanu

Directed by:
Mirra Bank


Release Date:
May 1, 2013

Original Title:
The Only Real Game

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 83

Overview from TheMovieDB

The story about the magic of baseball for people in a troubled place. The tiny state of Manipur, in strife torn northeast India defies civil war, drugs and gun traffic through love of baseball. It is a far away story that brings us to the heart of the Great American Game.

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Overview from Open Movies

THE ONLY REAL GAME explores the power of baseball for people in a remote and troubled place. The once princely state of Manipur, in volatile northeast India, defies gun violence, trafficking, and HIV/AIDS through a surprising passion for America's National Pastime. Manipur entered the Indian Union under protest in 1949, triggering a corrosive Separatist conflict. For decades baseball has delivered release from daily struggles and a dream for healing a wounded society. This dream moves toward reality when First Pitch - a band of baseball-loving New Yorkers - and two Major League Baseball Envoy coaches join Manipuri men, women and children to "Play Ball." This Manipuri story brings us to the heart of the Great American Game - or as Babe Ruth called it, "the only real game in the world."

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Rankings and Honors

The Only Real Game (2013) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes 100%
Metacritic 69/100
Awards Won: 1 win

Production

Director:
Mirra Bank

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