Benson Lee’s feel-good documentary profiles five break-dancing crews as they prepare to compete at German promoter Thomas Hergenrother's international "Battle of the Year" in 2005.
A lifelong fan with a touching sense of mission, Hergenrother was dismayed to see breaking vanishing into the limbo of cheesy pop-culture fads and young dancers working so hard and to perfect their moves and having nothing to show for it. Like jazz and graffiti art, breaking was better appreciated in Europe than at home, and Hergenrother conceived "Battle of the Year" as a showcase that would create a market for the best performers. The first competition, in 1990, was modest; in 2...
Released:
2008
Rated:
NR
Length:
95 mins