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2012
Not Rated
Lionsgate Films
1 h 29 m

2012
Not Rated
Lionsgate Films
1 h 29 m

Summary After leading the USSR to a gold medal (and victory over the U.S.A.) at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Sarunas Marciulionis and Arvydas Sabonis were poster boys for their oppressor’s sports machine. Four year later, after the fall of the Soviet Union, they emerged as symbols of democracy, helping their country break free from the shackles o...

Directed By: Marius A. Markevicius

Written By: Jon Weinbach, Marius A. Markevicius

2012
Not Rated
Lionsgate Films
1 h 29 m

2012
Not Rated
Lionsgate Films
1 h 29 m

The Other Dream Team

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews

69

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings

7.9

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Summary After leading the USSR to a gold medal (and victory over the U.S.A.) at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Sarunas Marciulionis and Arvydas Sabonis were poster boys for their oppressor’s sports machine. Four year later, after the fall of the Soviet Union, they emerged as symbols of democracy, helping their country break free from the shackles o...

Directed By: Marius A. Markevicius

Written By: Jon Weinbach, Marius A. Markevicius

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews

73% Positive
11 Reviews

27% Mixed
4 Reviews

0% Negative
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Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews

73% Positive
11 Reviews

27% Mixed
4 Reviews

0% Negative
0 Reviews

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San Francisco Chronicle

Oct 11, 2012

It would have been enough for The Other Dream Team to simply pay tribute to the tie-dyed underdogs, but the filmmakers strived for more. Adding detailed historical context, the quirky feel-good story becomes a tragedy and a lesson. And that makes the victories resonate even more.

By Peter Hartlaub FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Sep 27, 2012

A sports film to remember.

By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings

70% Positive
7 Ratings

20% Mixed
2 Ratings

10% Negative
1 Rating

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings

70% Positive
7 Ratings

20% Mixed
2 Ratings

10% Negative
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Oct 11, 2012

Clearly, there's a story here. The documentary The Other Dream Team tells it in a smart, lively, if somewhat hectic fashion.

By Wesley Morris FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

Oct 4, 2012

The documentary offers a fascinating and heartfelt examination of history through the microcosm of one sport.

Sep 25, 2012

Watching Sabonis and company deliver comeuppance to their former rulers on the hardwood, I fully expect The Other Dream Team to join "Do You Believe in Miracles?" and "Undefeated" in your inspirational-sports-doc rotation.

Sep 24, 2012

Draws on archival footage and firsthand accounts from both players and outside observers to reveal the complex interaction of politics and athletics that colored the Euro-on-Euro competition.

Sep 25, 2012

Made with considerable reverence, but it doesn't quite manage to tow a tricky tonal line that's required when working with such sensitive and complicated material.

By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW

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Details

Production Company Sorrento Productions, Berliner 76 Entertainment

Release Date Sep 28, 2012

Duration 1 h 29 m

Rating Not Rated

Genres

Tagline Most Olympians dream of gold... Their dream was freedom.

Website http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Other-Dream-Team/208880732526356

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Awards

Sundance Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

PGA Awards

• 1 Nomination

Sheffield International Documentary Festival

• 1 Nomination

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