This is Next Year

It's 1955 and the long-suffering Brooklyn Dodgers are marching into another World Series with their nemesis, the mighty Yankees. Believing that the fate of his parents' marriage hinges on victory, 11 year-old Roger Stone tries to end the Bums' curse by himself, enlisting the aid of Jackie Robinson. This Is Next Year, an exuberant tale of love and redemption, reaches a tense climax at the seventh game of the Series.

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