Dream Team 1935

Dream Team 1935
Dream Team 1935
Directed by	Aigars Grauba
Written by	Aigars Grauba; Andrejs Ēķis
Produced by	Andrejs Ēķis
Starring	Jānis Āmanis; Inga Alsiņa; Vilis Daudziņš; Pēteris Gaudiņš; Intars Rešetins; Mārcis Maņjakovs; Gints Andžāns; Andris Bulis; Viktors Ellers; Artūrs Krūzkops; Mārtiņš Liepa; Mārtiņš Počs; Jānis Vimba; Artūrs Putniņš; Miķelis Žideļūns
Cinematography	Gvido Skulte; Imants Zaķītis
Edited by	Līga Pipare
Music by	Uģis Prauliņš
Production; companies	Cinevilla Studio, Platforma
Distributed by	Perry Street Advisors LLC
Release date	19 November 2012;
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Latvia
Language	Latvian
Budget	LVL 1.4 million

Dream Team 1935 (Latvian: Sapņu komanda 1935) is a 2012 Latvian biographical sports drama film directed by Aigars Grauba about the Latvia national basketball team which won EuroBasket 1935, the first FIBA European basketball championship.^[1]^[2]

Plot

The first European Championship in basketball is about to take place in Geneva. The event is organized by FIBA, the newly established international basketball organization and European national teams are going to play each other for the first time. Each wants the honor of being the first European champion.

Meanwhile, in Latvia, coach Valdemārs Baumanis is convinced that he can gather the team and get them take it to Geneva. However, on his journey he quickly learns that triumph and defeat are all part of the game. Baumanis encounters many difficulties, as well as unexpected help from those closest to him. Against all odds, Baumanis's determination to persist and win is rewarded when the unknown team from Latvia ends up defeating the favored competitors.

Cast

Jānis Āmanis as Valdemārs Baumanis
Inga Alsiņa as Elvīra Baumane
Vilis Daudziņš as Coach Dekšenieks
Pēteris Gaudiņš as the Sport Committee chairman
Intars Rešetins as the bureaucrat
Mārcis Maņjakovs as Rūdolfs Jurciņš
Gints Andžāns as Andrejs Krisons
Andris Bulis as Džems Raudziņš
Viktors Ellers as Aleksejs Anufrijevs
Artūrs Krūzkops as Herberts Gubiņš
Mārtiņš Liepa as Mārtiņš Grundmanis
Mārtiņš Počs as Visvaldis Melderis
Jānis Vimba as Jānis Lidmanis
Artūrs Putniņš as Eduards Andersons
Miķelis Žideļūns as Edgars Rūja

Production Location

Dream Team 1935 was shot in Latvia and Geneva. The film's production took about two and a half years and included 80 shooting days. The studio backlot Cinevilla was used for many of the shoots. Cinevilla covers about 80 ha and is the largest studio backlot on Northern Europe. Sound editing for the film was done in the Czech Republic.

Other

Dream Team 1935 was first shown to the public in Latvia on November 19, 2012. In early 2013 Dream Team 1935 premiered as the international English language version of the film.

References

^ "Filmas 'Sapņu komanda 1935' pirmizrāde pārcelta uz nākamā gada martu - DELFI". Retrieved April 4, 2012.
^ "Sapnu komanda 1935". IMDb. Retrieved 10 April 2022.

External links

Sapnu komanda 1935 at IMDb
Official website Archived 2013-04-20 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "Filmas 'Sapņu komanda 1935' pirmizrāde pārcelta uz nākamā gada martu - DELFI". Retrieved April 4, 2012.

[2] "Sapnu komanda 1935". IMDb. Retrieved 10 April 2022.

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