The Other Dream Team (2012)
The Other Dream Team is a documentary film directed by Marius A. Markevičius. It covers the inspirational story of the 1992 Lithuania national basketball team and their journey from communism to the Summer Olympics in Barcelona. It stars many famous basketball figures such as Arvydas Sabonis, David Stern, Jim Lampley, Bill Walton, and Šarūnas Marčiulionis. The film not only looks at the journey the team takes to get to the Olympics but also the historical events that opened up some of the opportunities. The fall of the USSR allowed Lithuania to declare its independence and enter the Olympics as a free country. Winning the bronze medal gave more satisfaction to them than winning gold for Russia because they were finally winning a medal for their country and they beat their oppressors. They were able to give their country an identity when no one knew who they were.
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Cast:
- Artūras Karnišovas
- Kim Bohuny
- P.J. Carlesimo
- Donatas Motiejūnas
- Vladas Garastas
- Mickey Hart
- Robertas Javtokas
- Jonas Valančiūnas
- Linas Kleiza
- Rimas Kurtinaitis
- Jim Lampley
- Vytautas Landsbergis
- Linas Kunigėlis
- Dan Majerle
- Dennis McNally
- Chris Mullin
- Donnie Nelson
- David Remnick
- Mitch Richmond
- Arvydas Sabonis
- Šarūnas Marčiulionis
- Charles Smith
- Greg Speirs
- David Stern
- Bill Walton
- Alexander Wolff
- Žydrūnas Ilgauskas