Geneva, Switzerland 1935. Europe is struggling to be united as one yet the Woodrow- Wilson's idea of a united Europe by the means of the League of Nations is being enforced. American missionaries since the 1920's are trying to introduce the Europeans with the new sport called basketball. The first European Championship in basketball is about to take place. The national teams are meeting each other for the first time. Each want the honor of being the first champion. Meanwhile in Latvia, the coach Baumanis is convinced that he can gather the team and take it to Geneva. However on his journey he quickly learns that triumph and defeat are a part of the game. Baumanis faces many difficulties, as well as unexpected help from those closest to him.

第一次世界大战结束了，多年在国外征战之后，马丁回到了拉脱维亚，那里有他的女朋友伊莉莎。可新生活并非他希望的那样简单，女朋友的关系若即若离，而新的政局也并不明朗……

国王临终前把王位授予一个意想不到的继承人，他必须在自己身上找到力量，使他的人民团结起来对抗威胁他们自由的北方十字军的东征