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An underdog basketball team under the helm of an idealist school teacher from hard scrabble Diyarbakir in Southeastern Turkey goes beyond winning games in their mission to rise above prejudice, poverty and political turmoil created by the decades long conflict between the Turkish state and Kurdish rebels who are fighting for local autonomy and cultural rights.

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Status

Released

Original Language

Turkish

Runtime

81 mins

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Release Date

19 February 2016

Country

Turkey

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