In 1990, the people of Mongolia chose Democracy, and abruptly discontinued their relationship with the Soviet Union. As a result, the citizens suffered in the transition from a poor Soviet satellite state to a capitalist economy. Economic aid as well as technical assistance provided by the Soviet Union abruptly ended. As a result, Mongolia experienced tremendous challenges…
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Fate is a funny thing because again, how could two old Jewish guys ever come together with two young Mongolian immigrants?
HAROLD KUSHNER and his roommate of thirty years, Murray Schwartz, are average senior citizens facing down their mortality in a trailer park in Land O’ Lakes, Florida. Two self-professed “best Jewish bowlers ever” wind up contestants in the first-ever Great Mongolian Bowling League Tournament in the U.S.A. The rivalry becomes a high stakes roll-off as Harold approaches “perfection” (defined in the bowling world as three 300-score games in a row) despite a fix set by the alley’s mobster-owners. As the reporters and camera crews swarm to cover his amazing feat, Harold finds himself in a life review spanning back to his Bar Mitzvah and a past incarnation as a Mongolian warrior in the era of Genghis Khan, as he ponders profound questions we all ask as we near the end of our lives: Did my life have meaning? Did I fulfill my potential? Was I a good person?
Can Harold roll perfection to help his new Mongolian friends and live to tell the tale? The uncanny action unfolds in this beautiful comedy illuminating that although we come from worlds far apart, we share a common humanity. The outcome will impact millions... and strike you right in the heart.
About Mongolia: Food had to be rationed after the people declared their independence. Mongolians suffered horribly as the transition wreaked havoc on their lives.
Mongolia discovered large deposits of natural resources in the Gobi Desert since its independence. They needed to learn how to extract it, so the first Mongolian/American Immigrants came to America to attend University at the Colorado School of Mines. To date, there are approximately 30,000 Mongolian/Americans in the United States…
