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Through the Fire

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This documentary tells the story of basketball prodigy and Coney Island kid Sebastian Telfair, who has a chance to skip past college and go straight into the NBA. The cameras follow young Telfair as he hopes to take his high school team to another championship, lands on the cover of Sports Illustrated, talks with major corporations about endorsement deals and tries to decide if he should go to school at Louisville University or become a professional player.
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Through the Fire may raise more questions than it answers, but it's no less engrossing for its flaws.

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Peter Hartlaub San Francisco Chronicle An entertaining and compelling account of that year, even though most basketball fans will already know the ending. Rated: 3/4 Mar 31, 2006 Full Review Tim Cogshell Boxoffice Magazine Stylistically, it plays like an ESPN profile more than a serious documentary, but the issues and drama is all real enough -- and so is the big-league money. Rated: 3/5 Feb 18, 2006 Full Review Susan Walker Toronto Star Even if the outcome is already known by those who follow basketball, Through the Fire makes for a suspenseful movie with an emotional climax that exceeds any fictional screen treatment of sports heroism. Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 17, 2006 Full Review Kam Williams Upstage Magazine Valuable not because of sebastian Telfair's ultimate triumph, but because of how effectively it contrasts his achievement with the plight of so many other aspiring athletes for whom the fantasy of a pro career ultimately fails to materialize. Rated: 3.5/4 May 30, 2007 Full Review Eric Monder Film Journal International As exciting and involving as any well-made fiction film. Mar 1, 2007 Full Review Marty Mapes Movie Habit Sebastian has the nice-guy charisma of Derek Luke and he's easy to root for Rated: 3/4 Apr 14, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member <FONT FACE="Maiandra GD " SIZE="-1"> Pending Review... <a href="" target="_blank"><img src="http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc55/alexisreaver2132/cmg_soon.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Entertaining as a comedy viewed many years later because Sebastian Telfair ended up being no greater than a fringe player who has bounced around from team to team never becoming the superstar that everyone thought he would be. At least he is well paid. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Great documentary showing the last high school year of Sebastion Telfair and the influences and scrutiny on his game and decisions made during the year. Interesting and a likable family help make this a great story. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Rich documentary about the decisions a high profile recruit has to go through in todays age of big money. After watching this you'll be pulling for Telfair to succeed. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member I remember watching this, where is Sebastian Telfair now? Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Dare i say must see? I think so. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jonathan Hock

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Jonathan Hock

Producer

Diane Houslin

Executive Producer

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Synopsis This documentary tells the story of basketball prodigy and Coney Island kid Sebastian Telfair, who has a chance to skip past college and go straight into the NBA. The cameras follow young Telfair as he hopes to take his high school team to another championship, lands on the cover of Sports Illustrated, talks with major corporations about endorsement deals and tries to decide if he should go to school at Louisville University or become a professional player.
Director
Jonathan Hock
Producer
Jonathan Hock
Production Co
ESPN, Hock Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Feb 10, 2006
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 14, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA)
$22.1K
Runtime
1h 43m