About the film


Updated: 2007-08-07 09:33

About the film:

On the last day of school, Mouth, a 15 year old teenager with a love for the game of basketball and his best friends Monkey and Jason run into Li Wei, the captain of the high school basketball team & his entourage. Li Wei continuously makes their lives a living hell and the results of their building conflict ends up taking all parties to the finals of annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament. Having to face the biggest bullies on the court; will the boys prevail and win back their pride?

Synopsis:

Our story begins on the last day of school during final exams in Beijing, China, with Mouth, an unconfident introverted shy 15 year old, and his best friend Monkey, an undersized energetic loudmouth.

As they get ready for the start of summer vacation and their transition into high school, Mouth to his surprise, has just started his first relationship with the smartest and prettiest girl at school, Xiao Xiao, and the future is looking bright. What would be awesome summer turns sour, when Monkey's cousin, Jason, a Hip Hop loving ABC (American born Chinese) with attitude arrives into town and gets them on the wrong-side of Li Wei the arrogant and cocky captain of the high school basketball team.

To make matters worse, Mouth's humble father Lao Lin, works for Li Wei's powerful and rich father Li Jian Guo. Mouth desperately tries to avoid any more trouble, but Jason convinces the boys to take revenge and stand up for their dignity. The boys score a minor victory, but as a result Li Wei vows to make their lives a living hell.

Mouth's life takes a turn for the worse during Monkey's birthday party, when Li Wei and his friends show up and destroy the party humiliating Xiao Xiao and the boys. Angry and pushed over the edge, Mouth attacks Li Wei and ends up damaging public property and injuring Li Wei. The police show up along with their fathers resulting in Lao Lin groveling to Li Jian Guo from being fired and also forcing him to get a second job in order to payback the damages caused by Mouth's mess. Frustrated, Mouth gets into a fight with Xiao Xiao, breaks up with her and life hits an all time low. In order to pay back the damages Mouth, Monkey and Jason enter the annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament in hopes of winning the grand prize money.

During the tournament Mouth and his team's under-dog appearance and remarkable performances make them the crowd and more importantly media favorites much to the dislike of Li Jian Guo. He must do something to get these kids out of the tournament as soon as possible because they are stealing the thunder away from his own son's team, the two time defending champions. The night before the semi-finals, Mouth’s father discovers that his son has failed his final exams, and lashes out hitting his son in anger. During the semi-finals, Mouth plays horribly causing a huge fight between him and Jason. Out of a fluke they manage to win a birth to the finals against none other than Li Wei, but unable to settle their differences, will the boys have what it takes to overcome impossible odds?

 



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