Team for Peace, A

Producer
Landmark Media Inc
Year
2007
Spoken
Arabic
English
Hebrew
Subtitle
English
Country
Israel
Palestine
United States
Length
45
Format
DVD
Off
Description

Touching, passionate and provocative, A Team for Peace follows the riveting journey of a group of preadolescent soccer players, half Palestinian, half Israeli, put together to play on an all star team, The Peace Team, and compete in the world's largest international youth soccer tournament. Behind the concept of the team is the powerful force of Johann Olav Koss, one of the greatest winter Olympians ever, and founder of children's charity, Right to Play, which promotes conflict resolution through sport in more than twenty impoverished countries. Can mutual respect and understanding be discovered on the soccer pitch? More importantly, can it be translated to off-field life in the tinder box of the Middle East? A Team for Peace is a true hero's journey as we watch to see if the children can overcome centuries of hate and emotionally documented personal tragedies in search of a peaceful future together.