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World Beaters

World Beaters

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 13, 2017

Runtime

0h 50m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

World Beaters

Production Companies

Hock Films, ESPN Films

Director

Jonathan Hock

Description

Maine-Endwell didn’t just win the 2016 Little League World Series. By beating the favored team from Seoul, South Korea (2-1) in the championship game, they completed a perfect season, ended Asia’s string of four straight titles and put the “Little” back in an event that began in Williamsport in 1947 with regional teams and now attracts a worldwide audience of more than two million viewers. How did they do it? In the words of the Seoul Little League team coach, “They brought their dreams with them.”