Battle of the Year (film)

Battle of the Year is a 2013 American 3D dance film directed by Benson Lee. The film was released on September 20, 2013 through Screen Gems and stars Josh Holloway, Chris Brown, Laz Alonso, Caity Lotz, and Josh Peck.

Dante Graham enlists Jason Blake to coach the United States bboy team to compete in the Battle of the Year, as the US has not won inyears. Blake puts together a team of the best bboys across America la Dream Team. After overcoming their differences and learning to work as a team, the Dream Team makes it to the semifinals, beats the reigning champion French team and finds themselves against the favorites, the Koreans. Ultimately, they lose by one point. Blake resolves to resume training as soon as possible to win next year.Film company Screen Gems first began planning for a feature film adaptation of Lees documentary Planet BBoy in 2009 after discovering that while interest in breakdancing had declined in the United States, it still enjoyed popularity in other countries. Chris Brown and Josh Holloway were announced as being attached to the project in October 2011. Filming began in late 2011 in Los Angeles, with more filming taking place in Montpellier, France. ........

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