The Heart of the Game

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The Heart of the Game ★★½ 2005 (PG-13)

Filmed over seven years, director Serrill follows Bill Resler's unorthodox approach to coaching the Roughriders, the girls' varsity basketball team at Seattle's middle-class Roosevelt High School. He turns the losing team into winners over the seasons, especially after recruiting gifted and volatile Darnellia Russell, an African-American from the innercity, to join the predominantly white team. 97m/C DVD . USD: Ward Serrill; W: Ward Serrill; C: Ward Serrill.