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Two ordinary inner-city Chicago kids dare to reach for the impossible - professional basketball glory - in this epic chronicle of hope and faith. Filmed over a five-year period, Hoop Dreams, by Steve James, Frederick Marx, and Peter Gilbert, follows young Arthur Agee and William Gates and their families as the boys navigate the complex, competitive world of scholastic athletics while dealing with the intense pressures of their home lives and neighbourhoods. This revelatory film continues to educate and inspire viewers, and it is widely considered one of the great works of American nonfiction cinema. (Dogwoof Pictures)
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I can't help it, but this movie absolutely didn't tell me anything. I like basketball as such, but watching these two guys trying to make it to the NBA simply didn't entertain me. It has its twists, it has interesting places, but why watch something that doesn't entertain you for three hours? That's just too much. And it didn't even impress me documentary-wise.
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