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  • Released: 2013
  • Runtime: 83 mins
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THE ONLY REAL GAME explores the power of baseball for people in a remote and troubled place. The once princely state of Manipur, in volatile northeast India, defies gun violence, trafficking, and HIV/AIDS through a surprising passion for America's National Pastime. Manipur entered the Indian Union under protest in 1949, triggering a corrosive Separatist conflict. For decades baseball has delivered release from daily struggles and a dream for healing a wounded society. This dr... (Full plot summary below)

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THE ONLY REAL GAME explores the power of baseball for people in a remote and troubled place. The once princely state of Manipur, in volatile northeast India, defies gun violence, trafficking, and HIV/AIDS through a surprising passion for America's National Pastime. Manipur entered the Indian Union under protest in 1949, triggering a corrosive Separatist conflict. For decades baseball has delivered release from daily struggles and a dream for healing a wounded society. This dream moves toward reality when First Pitch - a band of baseball-loving New Yorkers - and two Major League Baseball Envoy coaches join Manipuri men, women and children to "Play Ball." This Manipuri story brings us to the heart of the Great American Game - or as Babe Ruth called it, "the only real game in the world.

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Film Journal International - 6/10 by Simi HorwitzThe Only Real Game is refreshingly devoid of sentimentality, yet despite itself oddly affirmative.
User Review - 10/10 by Keith MFantastic! .....well done piece with a beautiful back-story and incredibly interesting feature characters. Baseball Fans & Veterans......you'll love this story!
User Review - 10/10 by T HThis phenomenal film is beautiful, just like the people of Manipur. In the presence of conflict and injustice, their love, determination to play the game and to see their dreams fulfilled is unwavering.
User Review - 10/10 by Natalie MGreat documentary and humanitarian story. It's inspiring to see acts of good-will being conducted across the world and how these impact people's lives.
User Review - 10/10 by Uday JThe Only Real Game is a unique and beautiful film about the wonderful people of Manipur and the joy and hope that baseball has brought them as they face the challenges of martial law. A must see for anyone who love baseball, India, or the human spirit!
User Review - 10/10 by Julie ASaw this movie last night during its limited run in NYC. The film was educational, moving, and multi-layered. The Only Real Game is a story of people who have struggled with war and poverty since World War II. The community finds solace in sport, namely baseball. The film also has an interesting feminist component. The solidarity and strength of the women who work, sacrifice, and stand up to the government to protect their families was moving. Finally, the filmmakers capture the fear, spirit, and, ultimately, the hope of the youth of the region as expressed through playing baseball. In short, The Only Real Game is a must see.
User Review - 10/10 by Private UThere is complex interplay between the history and love of baseball for the Manipuris, the fight of the oppressed in India's northeast, and America's Major League Baseball expanding the reach of the game. Loved some of the surprising revelations about the community and game as it is played there.
User Review - 10/10 by Denise LThe Only Real Game was both inspiring and well documented. Every child and adult that ever played baseball or attended a game should see this fil!

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