 2000 -
YugoslaviaDirector: Ljubisa Samardzic
Starring: Nebojsa Glogovac, Ana Sofrenovic, Ivan Jevtovic, Katarina Zutic,
Nikola Kojo, Sonja Kolacaric, Dragan Bjelogrlic, Irfan Mensur
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Reviewed by Linda
 The
feel-good sports movie (think Remember
the Titans) is no longer just an American specialty. Sky Hook
gives us a feel-good basketball movie, but with the unique backdrop of war and
the NATO bombing of Belgrade. Kaja (hottie Edgar Martinez-look-alike Nebojsa
Glogovac) is a burned-out basketball star. He no longer plays, his wife is
estranged, and their 5-year-old kid has stopped talking as a result of the
fright of the bombings. Kaja hangs out with his buddies, a bunch of guys out of
work, who bitch and moan and fear getting drafted. Suddenly Kaja gets an
inspiration: to fix up the community basketball court which had been destroyed
during one of the raids. It is your basic against-all-odds comedy/drama, but
with the edge of war and loss tainting the pure joy of sports and
competition.
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