Product Details

• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Edclectic Ent
• DVD Release Date: March 28, 2006
• Run Time: 75 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EBD9XK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #272,527 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You don't have to be a sports fan, February 27, 2006

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nightrain - See all my reviews

This review is from: 25 Strong: Film About Basketball (DVD)

It should really be sub titled....
"A Film About Basketball and Life".

What you have here is a group of Black men engaged in doing something that Black men aren't supposed to be interested in doing. That is caring enough about the future to spend their "free time" working with younger people, providing them with direction and fun at the same time.

This movie takes place in Brooklyn's financially impoverished, heart of gold Bed-Sty neighborhood. It's the story of how a summer basketball program has sustained itself and become a community institution, not only for the basketball players it has produced, but also for the type of young people who emerge from it.

An excellent movie especially for those who are cynical about today's younger people.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the real life, February 27, 2006

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neyeswah (dc) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 25 Strong: Film About Basketball (DVD)

Gritty and gutsy, a penetrating inside look that on the surface introduces you to a remarkable 12 and under summer basketball league in Brooklyn New York, but also digs deeper to identify and explore the support system making this league and the children who participate in it grow as players and people year after year. A true look at what the phrase 'it takes a village to raise of child' really means. Including great archival footage of current NBA stars like Stephon Marbury and Jamal Tinsley. This is a must for any fan of youth sports, sociology, the conditions of our urban homes, and more importantly hope.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Pride of Bed Sty, February 26, 2006

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Mezaman - See all my reviews

This review is from: 25 Strong: Film About Basketball (DVD)

This brillant film comes at the right time for many different reasons. Mainly because of the amount of bad influences and stories we hear about inner city youths, here is one of triumph despite adversity with leadership coming from within the community. Not since "Hoop Dreams" has there been such a remarkable documentry. And even though most of these young warriors won't be successful in the NBA, I'm certain that because of the guidence this organization has given them they will be able to find success in life.