In 1956 a small group of missionaries made worldwide history when they took on the task of helping the fledgling Australian basketball team compete in their first ever Olympics. In so doing, they unite a nation still reeling from the aftermath of World War II.
Spirit of The Game has the gentle touch of a experienced preacher who knows that the best way to convey a message of salvation is to allow the congregation to feel it dawn upon them.
Writer-director J.D. Scott creates scene after scene of ponderous piety, leavened only by the unintended comedy from the ham-fisted melodramatics and the ludicrous staging of the team's on-court performances.