The Basket (2000)
In 1918, when the wheat-farming townspeople of Waterville, Washington, welcome home their first wounded son from World War I, they're struck by war's harsh reality. As bigotry and hatred toward two German orphans divide the close-knit community, new schoolteacher Martin rolls into town with some strange ideas and an even stranger leather ball, striving to bring harmony to the town before it tears itself apart.
Director: Rich Cowan
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Peter Coyote as Martin Conlon |
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Karen Allen as Bessie Emery |
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Robert Burke as Helmut Brink |
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Amber Willenborg as Brigitta Brink |
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Jack MacDonald as Nicholas Emery |
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Eric Dane as Tom Emery |
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Brian Skala as Nathan Emery |
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Patrick Treadway as Frederick Treadway |
| Directing | Rich Cowan | Director |