Holy Land Hardball

2008 American film

Holy Land Hardball

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Brett Rapkin
Erik Kesten
Produced by| Brett Rapkin
Erik Kesten
Starring| Ken Holtzman
Art Shamsky
Ron Blomberg
Edited by| Brett Rapkin
Erik Kesten
Music by| Jeremiah Lockwood[2]
Distributed by| SnagFilms

Release date

* January 19, 2008 (2008-01-19)[1]

Running time

| 83 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Holy Land Hardball (2008) is a documentary film about the founding of the professional Israel Baseball League in 2007.

## Synopsis

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Boston bagel maker Larry Baras, who had no sports management experience,[3] wanted to create a professional baseball league in Israel. He recruited former Jewish major leaguers Art Shamsky, Ken Holtzman, and Ron Blomberg as team managers in the Israel Baseball League.

## Film festivals

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It premiered at the Silverdocs AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Film Festival and was shown at many other film festivals.[1]

## Reviews

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Fandango said of Holy Land Hardball:

> An entertaining documentary, showing a side of Israel far from the news headlines - one of peace, normalcy and discovering the joys of the great American pastime.[4]

Indiewire says of Holy Land Hardball:

> All things considered, Kesten and Rapkin respect their subjects to the point where "Holy Land Hardball" functions as a warm portrait of people guided by spiritual unity and athletic ambition.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Holy Land Hardball Premieres on MLB Network" (Press release). MLB Network. January 5, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-03 – via Reel Hardball.
2. ^ "JDub Records: Innovative Jewish music, community and cross-cultural dialogue". Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
3. ^ "Holy Land Hardball". Film.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11.
4. ^ "Holy Land Hardball Overview and Synopsis". Fandango. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11.
5. ^ "Still Searching for a Home Run: "Holy Land Hardball" Travels with Chutzpah". IndieWire.

## External links

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* Official website

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