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The incredible story of the 1992 Lithuanian basketball team, whose athletes struggled under Soviet rule, became symbols of Lithuania's independence movement, and - with help from the Grateful Dead - triumphed at the Barcelona Olympics.
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| San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubIt would have been enough for The Other Dream Team to simply pay tribute to the tie-dyed underdogs, but the filmmakers strived for more. Adding detailed historical context, the quirky feel-good story becomes a tragedy and a lesson. And that makes the victories resonate even more. |
| Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)Bob Bloom"The Other Dream Team" is a saga of hope, courage and overcoming adversity and how a sport and its players helped a nation rekindle its voice and place on the world stage. |
| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePhilip Martin...a deeply interesting, if conventionally structured and unflashy, documentary ... about the reassertion of national identity after generations of foreign oppression and the role of sport in nation building. |
| St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsIf you root for documentaries with heart, The Other Dream Team is a slam dunk. |
| ReviewExpress.comJean LowerisonThe Other Dream Team is both an exceptional and exceptionally inspiring film. |
| The PlaylistKevin JagernauthMoving, rousing, funny and at times even haunting. |
| The A.V. ClubScott TobiasMarkevicius tells this incredible yarn through the significantly less exciting format of an ESPN-style documentary, which gets the job done with minimal flourish. Still, he employs former Lithuanian greats like Arvydas Sabonis and Sarunas Marciulionis to serve as guides to the country's past and present, and the basketball culture that's thrived there under the best and worst of times. |
| Washington PostStephanie MerryThe documentary offers a fascinating and heartfelt examination of history through the microcosm of one sport. |
| Detroit NewsTom LongYou don't have to give a hoot about basketball to enjoy this movie. This is a movie about identifying with, admiring and responding to achievement in any form. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertHere's a twist on the plucky underdog sports movie. The Other Dream Team adds rock 'n' roll and eastern European history to the rah-rah mix. |