basketball symbolized a phoenix rising from the ashes, according to the artist who created it. The Lithuanian team had no illusions of beating the American Dream Team in the semifinals, and the U.S. ended up winning 127-76. In the bronze medal game, however, Lithuania was pitted against the Unified Team, made up of all of the post-Soviet states except the Baltic states of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia. The game became a larger symbol of a reborn Lithuania fighting for its freedom and recognition. It was a close, nerve-wracking game that the Lithuanians desperately wanted to win. In the end, the Lithuanians defeated the Unified Team 82-78. The team wore their slam dunking skeleton tie-dye uniforms to accept their bronze medals. Reception The movie was an official selection for the Sundance Film Festival and entered in the U.S. Documentary Competition in 2012. It received 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It had a limited theatrical release starting September 28, 2012. It was also nominated for the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary in 2012. Aftermath Not only does the documentary look at the events leading up to the 1992 Olympics, it also shows an up and coming Lithuanian player, Jonas Valančiūnas, before the NBA draft in 2011, presenting his success as the culmination of what his parents fought for. The documentary also shows Arvydas Sabonis being inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011. Sales of the tie-dyed T-shirts continued, and the skeleton art's creator, Greg Speirs, donated 100% of his profits, ultimately totaling $450,000, to continue to fund the team as well as Lithuanian children's charities, thus acquiring 'major sponsor' status. Cast Jim Lampley as himself Bill Walton as himself Mickey Hart as himself Dan Majerle as himself Greg Speirs as himself Arvydas Sabonis as himself David Stern as himself Linas Kleiza as himself Mitch Richmond as himself David Remnick as himself Žydrūnas Ilgauskas as himself Chris Mullin as himself Alexander Wolff as himself Donnie Nelson as himself P.J. Carlesimo as himself Šarūnas Marčiulionis as himself Rimas Kurtinaitis as himself Robertas Javtokas as himself Vytautas Landsbergis as himself Vladas Garastas as himself Dennis McNally as himself Jonas Valančiūnas as himself Donatas Motiejūnas as himself Artūras Karnišovas as himself Linas Kunigėlis as himself Charles Smith as himself Kim Bohuny as himself References External links 2012 films American sports documentary films Lithuania national basketball team at the Olympic Games