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HOPE one in a billion

Directed by Brodje Wemboendja
2017    80m
5
This documentary showcases the story of Gift Ngoepe, the first person from Africa to play in the world's biggest baseball competition, the major league baseball (MLB) in the USA. Gift grew up in a baseball clubhouse in South Africa where his mother worked as a housekeeper. His love for baseball has been developed from an early age in a society where baseball is regarded as a sport for the elite. In spite of the odds Gift kept on persevering. Along his journey, he has inspired young upcoming baseball players from a similar background.
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Cast of HOPE one in a billion
  • Gift NgoepeHimself - Baseball Player

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