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micky93
In the wake of 9/11, Hans van den Brock, a Dutch broker living in Manhattan is abandoned by his wife, Rachel, who also takes their young son with her back to London. As Hans begins to feel lost, and see no direction in life, he stumbles upon a cricket field in Staten Island, where he meets other immigrants, and befriends Chuck Ramkissoon, a charming, larger-than-life Trinidadian businessman who dreams of building a cricket stadium. As Hans tries to reconcile with Rachel, he starts to learn more about his friend, Chuck, and starts to question his goals.