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2010·Documentary·1h 19m
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Drazen Petrovic and Vlade Divac were two friends who grew up together sharing the common bond of basketball. Together, they lifted the Yugoslavian National team to unimaginable heights. After conquering Europe, they both went to USA where they became the first two foreign players to attain NBA stardom. But with the fall of the Soviet Union on Christmas Day 1991, Yugoslavia split up. A war broke out between Petrovic's Croatia and Divac's Serbia. Long buried ethnic tensions surfaced. And these two men, once brothers, were now on opposite sides of a deadly civil war. As Petrovic and Divac continued to face each other on the basketball courts of the NBA, no words passed between the two. Then, on the fateful night of June 7, 1993, Drazen Petrovic was killed in an auto accident. This film will tell the gripping tale of these men, how circumstances beyond their control tore them apart, and whether Divac has ever come to terms with the death of a friend before they had a chance to reconcile.
Directed by Michael Tolajian
sports
yugoslavia
basketball
sports documentary
national basketball association (nba)

Cast

Vlade Divac
Vlade Divac
Himself
Kenny Anderson
Kenny Anderson
Himself
Larry Bird
Larry Bird
Himself

Crew

Michael Tolajian
Michael Tolajian
Director
Michael Tolajian
Michael Tolajian
Writer
Joel Goodman
Joel Goodman
Original Music Composer
Michael Tolajian
Michael Tolajian
Editor

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Justin Segrest
Justin Segrest
Once Brothers
I feel like this could’ve been much more interesting if the relationship of Vlade and Drazen wasn’t the main focus. Obviously their relationship is just a lens for the doc to look through for the whole conflict in Yugoslavia but it’s just not interesting enough to focus on the entire time.
I feel like this could’ve been much more interesting if the relationship of Vlade and Drazen wasn’t the main focus. Obviously their relationship is just a lens for the doc to look through for the whole conflict in Yugoslavia but it’s just not interesting enough to focus on the entire time.
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Benny Alpert-Sheldon
Benny Alpert-Sheldon
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AP Human Geography at its finest
AP Human Geography at its finest
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Dušan Jovanovic
Dušan Jovanovic
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Petro for 3. He got it!
Petro for 3. He got it!
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Dusan Jovanovic
Dusan Jovanovic
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Petro for 3. He got it!
Petro for 3. He got it!
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Silas Viland
Silas Viland
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Rest in Peace Drazen Petrovic, he was a fucking legend.
112 points in one game.
Rest in Peace Drazen Petrovic, he was a fucking legend.
112 points in one game.
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