Holy Land Hardball

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Holy Land Hardball
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Produced byBrett Rapkin
Erik Kesten
StarringKen Holtzman
Art Shamsky
Ron Blomberg
Edited byBrett Rapkin
Erik Kesten
Music by[2]
Distributed bySnagFilms
Release date
  • January 19, 2008 (2008-01-19)[1]
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Holy Land Hardball (2008) is a documentary film about starting a professional baseball league in Israel. It is the story of the founding of the Israel Baseball League.

Synopsis[]

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[]

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

Reviews[]

Fandango.com says 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.com 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[]

  1. ^ a b http://www.reelhardball.com/2010/01/holy-land-hardball-premiere/
  2. ^ http://blog.jdubrecords.org/2009/08/24/holy-land-home-run/
  3. ^ "News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity".
  4. ^ [1] Fandango.com Movie Review
  5. ^ [2] Indiewire.com Movie Review

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