Everyone hasdistinct memories of childhood: A fight with your best friend, a silly game with your neighbors, that moment when you just can’t figure... More

Everyone hasdistinct memories of childhood: A fight with your best friend, a silly game with your neighbors, that moment when you just can’t figure out the answer to “9 minus 6.” For a group of Taiwanese aboriginal kids from the eastern part of island, their memory is days on the baseball field. With a swinging bat and an attempt to hit a ball, this group of kids is inducted into a lifelong passion for a beloved global pasttime. Director Shen Ko-Shang and Liao Ching-Yao put the audience in the best seats in the house as they invite us to witness these children’s simple, carefree moments of play before heading into adolescence. Under the rule of coach Chung, everyone on the baseball team is required to participate in rigorous daily practices and to uphold a high academic standard. But the efforts will all be worth it when the team – led by captain A-Wei, resident goofball Chi-Wen, and the team peacemaker Ma-Jin – head off to compete in the game of their young life: the National Baseball Game. Childhood may not last forever, but the memories shared by the Baseball Boys will always ring true to the child inside all of us. Close