The Long Game | Latino Golf Movie 2024 | English Movie Questions Chronological

In 1956, JB Peña and his wife moved to the small town of Del Rio, TX, partly for a job as a school superintendent, but mostly to fulfill JB's dream of joining the prestigious, all-white Del Rio Country Club. So when JB is rejected on the basis of his skin color, he is devastated. But his world soon collides with a group of young Latino golf caddies who work at the country club, and JB is inspired by the handmade course the boys built in the country to teach themselves golf. With little experience and even fewer resources, JB convinces the boys to start their own high school golf team, starting them all on a journey where they learn that it takes more than just golf skills to make history. Based on Mustang Miracle by Humberto G. Garcia.

Great for any lesson on: Sports, Latinos, Latinx, Chicanos, Chicano Movement, Segregation, Golf, Caddies, Texas, McAllen, Austin, Mexican Americans, Discrimination, Pochos, Segregation, The Military, The Army, Definitions on what it means to be American and more.

• Rating: PG (Thematic Material|Language | Some Violence | Racial Slurs)
• Genre: History, Drama
• Original Language: English
• Director: Julio Quintana
• Producer: Javier Chapa, Ben Howard, Dennis Quaid, Laura Quaid, Marla Quintana
• Writer: Julio Quintana, Jennifer C. Stetson, Paco Farias
• Release Date (Theaters): Apr 12, 2024  Limited
• Box Office (Gross USA): $1.3M
• Runtime: 1h 52m
• Distributor: Mucho Más Media
• Production Co: Bonniedale, Fifth Season, Endeavor Content, Mucho Mas Media, Jaguar Bite, TBD Post
• Stars: Dennis Quail, Jay Hernandez, Jaina Lee Ortiz

REVIEWS:

Winner of an audience award at the 2023 SXSW film fest, “The Long Game” is an utterly predictable yet thoroughly engaging period drama. - Variety

A reminder for the entire (...) discriminated minority of a town, a quiet cry of: The impossible is possible, and that is the important message of this movie. - Rincón de Cine

If the palpable camaraderie is the bones of the story, the poignant and realistic dialogue is the film’s heartbeat. - Austin Chronicle

Based on the book:

Based on the critically acclaimed self-published book by Author Humberto G. Garcia. In 1955, five young Mexican-American caddies, out of the love for the game, were determined to learn how to play, so they created their own golf course in the middle of the South Texas desert. Despite having outdated and inferior equipment, and no professional instruction to begin with, they would go on to compete against wealthy all-white teams and win the 1957 Texas State High School Golf Championship. The film is "A Field of Dreams" set in the world of Golf. Their inspiring triumph overcame prejudice and broke barriers for many Latino PGA Golfers to follow.—David Garcia - LatinONE PR


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¿De qué trata la historia?

Basada en la novela Mustang Miracle de Humberto G. García, THE LONG GAME es la historia real de cinco jóvenes caddies mexicano-americanos que, a pesar de empezar con un equipo anticuado e inferior y sin instrucción profesional, acabaron compitiendo contra equipos ricos y totalmente blancos y ganando el Campeonato de Golf de Secundaria del Estado de Texas en 1957. En 1956, JB Peña (Jay Hernández) y su esposa se mudan a la pequeña ciudad de Del Rio, Texas, en parte por el trabajo de él como superintendente escolar, pero sobre todo para cumplir el sueño de JB de entrar en el prestigioso Del Rio Country Club, un club exclusivamente de blancos.

Pero cuando JB es rechazado por el color de su piel, conoce a un grupo de jóvenes caddies de golf latinos que trabajan en el club y se siente inspirado por el campo hecho a mano que construyeron para enseñarse a sí mismos a jugar al golf. Con poca experiencia y aún menos recursos, JB convence a los chicos para que creen su propio equipo de instituto, iniciando todos ellos un viaje en el que aprenderán que se necesita algo más que habilidades golfísticas para hacer historia.