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The Yankles

Sunday, Feb. 19, 3 p.m.
Villiage 8 Theatres
Selected a winner of several Best Comedy and Audience Awards at Jewish Film Festivals

Charlie, a washed-up former pro baseball player, is sentenced to community service following a drunk driving conviction. The only group willing to give him a second chance at rebuilding his reputation and career is a desperate bunch of Orthodox rabbinical students who want to start their own baseball team. In this family film Charlie strives to lead “The Yankles” to victory and attempts to mend fences with those he has wronged in this sensitive comedy about overcoming bigotry and self-doubt.
USA 2009, 114 minutes