IDFA 2008
Leg Before Wicket
Shashi Buluswar, Renato Velarde
India, Pakistan, United States
2008
85 min
Leg Before Wicket is a story about the conflict between India and Pakistan, and about the common passion that binds them. It is also the story of the Chicago Giants, a team of raucous Indian and Pakistani cricketers, who have, in a foreign land, overcome a lifetime of distrust to find friendship on the cricket ground.The film follows the Giants through a summer of cricket, and makes a journey to India and Pakistan including the disputed region of Kashmir to explore the roots of the conflict, its many manifestations over the decades, and the phenomenon called "cricket diplomacy".
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