Classification: If you like basketball, sport, politics, history or just a sad tale of lost friendship, this is for you.
The plot: Drazen Petrovic and Vlade Divac, once close friends playing in a successful Yugoslavian basketball team, find themselves on opposing sides of the conflict when Croatia declared their independence.
A thoughtless moment in victory from Divac caused the friendship to break down. It would never be rekindled.
What the critics said: “Brilliantly exposes the mindless divisions of society that are caused by politics and war. It’s a real sad story but nicely filmed. Well worth watching.” Rotten Tomatoes.
Sports film of the week: Once Brothers
Released: 2010.
Director: Michael Tolajian
Classification: If you like basketball, sport, politics, history or just a sad tale of lost friendship, this is for you.
The plot: Drazen Petrovic and Vlade Divac, once close friends playing in a successful Yugoslavian basketball team, find themselves on opposing sides of the conflict when Croatia declared their independence.
A thoughtless moment in victory from Divac caused the friendship to break down. It would never be rekindled.
What the critics said: “Brilliantly exposes the mindless divisions of society that are caused by politics and war. It’s a real sad story but nicely filmed. Well worth watching.” Rotten Tomatoes.
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