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  • 2018
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2018
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 27 m

Summary Heading Home charts the underdog journey of Israel's national baseball team competing for the first time in the World Baseball Classic. After years of defeat, Team Israel is finally ranked among the world's best in 2017, eligible to compete in the prestigious international tournament. Their line-up included several Jewish American Major ...

  • 2018
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2018
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 27 m

Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel

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Summary Heading Home charts the underdog journey of Israel's national baseball team competing for the first time in the World Baseball Classic. After years of defeat, Team Israel is finally ranked among the world's best in 2017, eligible to compete in the prestigious international tournament. Their line-up included several Jewish American Major ...

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90
Sep 5, 2019
It’s hard to imagine a true-life underdog tale more engaging than Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel, a winning David vs. Goliath baseball documentary that covers all the crowd-pleasing bases.
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Sep 6, 2019
Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel emerges as a messy hybrid that has some interesting and amusing moments but ultimately feels as inauthentic as the team it chronicles.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
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Sep 5, 2019
"Heading Home” is not a movie with much interest in geopolitics. It roots, roots, roots for its home team — and does little more.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Dec 14, 2018
Duration 1 h 27 m
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Awards

Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Washington Jewish Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Gold Coast International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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