Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team.
Practical Effects
The African village production design is shockingly immersive for Disney fluff.
Acting
Charles Gitonga Maina brings genuine gravity; Bacon commits to every absurd beat.
Stunts
Saleh's tree-to-tree dunk sequence—practical effects worth the price of admission.
Director
Paul Michael Glaser
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Charles Gitonga Maina was a complete unknown discovered in a Nairobi casting call; this remains his only major film role.
The film was shot in Kenya but fictionalized the tribe—director Paul Michael Glaser later admitted they prioritized 'cinematic tribes' over authenticity.
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