| Overall: | A- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B- |
| Sexual Content: | A- |
| Language: | B- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C+ |
| Run Time: | 115 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 02 Aug 2011 |
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After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.
How do the spectators respond to the Mexican team? Is it easier to mock people or groups that we don’t know? Who faces discrimination in this movie? How does this young team respond? What is the effect of their example?
What impact can sport involvement have on a child? How does the game help motivate these young boys to improve their lives?
In the final game, Mexican pitcher Angel Macias set a record that stands today in Little League championship game history. What was it? What record would you like to set?
To learn more about the real team and their amazing showing during the 1957 Little League World Series, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957_Little_League_World_Series
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About the Reviewer: Kerry Bennett
Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.
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