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Year of Production 2009

Hangtime

English title: Hangtime
Original title: Hangtime - Kein leichtes Spiel
German title: Hangtime - Kein leichtes Spiel
Germany, 2009

Director: Groos, Wolfgang
Production company: Little Shark Entertainment
Co-producers: 3L Filmproduktion/Dortmund, Pandora Film/Cologne, WDR/Cologne, ARTE/Strasbourg
Age recommendation: 14 years and up

Synopsis:
Vinz has his high-school diploma in his pocket and is about to begin the next phase of his life, one that involves making big decisions. As the top scoring player with basketball team Phoenix Hagen, he has what it takes to turn pro. His big brother Georg cannot imagine a better life, but his dream of a professional baseball career crashed ten years ago after their parents’ tragic death. Now Vinz can achieve what, back then, Georg was denied. But is that what Vinz wants to begin with? The two brothers have to learn to part from each other and go their separate ways. And what it means to make difficult decisions all by oneself is something Vinz has to demonstrate in the end; during the decisive match as to which team will gain promotion to the first division...

Festivals:
Sao Paulo 2009, BUFF Malmö 2010, Vittorio Veneto 2011 (awarded)

Website: www.hangtime-derfilm.de

World sales address/es:
Little Shark (D)

Sold to:
3-L Homevideo (D)