The Last Out

The Last Out

2020 Official Selection: Features
Feature | United States | 84 MINUTES | English, Spanish | English subtitles
Thriller, Sports

Aroldis Chapman and Yasuel Puig’s major league debuts garnered plenty of ink and hype. But often overlooked are the particular challenges talented and eager—yet unknowledgeable—Cuban baseball players face, including multi-step immigration issues, learning English, the shady motives of agents and handlers, and false promises. Sami Khan and Michael Gassert follow slugger Happy Oliveros and hurlers Carlos Gonzalez and Victor Ernesto Baro, three players from the island with American mainland dreams. Under the wing of Cuban-American sports agent Gus Dominguez—once jailed for smuggling players but back in the business—they establish residency in Costa Rica, tiringly practice, and eventually audition for scouts. As they catch on to the reality of their situation and Dominguez realizes he doesn’t have another Chapman or Puig, the three face difficult choices about their next steps and choose radically different paths.

The Last Out is an affecting story of raw talent, passion, and naivete, following three vulnerable men who see baseball as the path to success, but instead must choose the best way to survive.—Brian Gordon


Cast & Credits
Director
Sami Khan, Michael Gassert
Producer
Michael Gassert, Jonathan Miller, Sami Khan
Screenwriter
Sami Khan
Cinematographer
Jonathan Miller, Michael Gassert
Editor
Carla Gutierrez, Mark Becker, Daniela I. Quiroz
Composer
Saul Simon MacWilliams, Billy Libby, Christina Vantzou
Executive Producer
Marco Vicini, Alex Brouwer, Sonia Villanueva de Brouwer, Phil Hoelting
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