

A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.
Practical Effects
Actual b-boys doing impossible things with human bodies.
Costume
Every crew looks like a different energy drink flavor.
Direction
Benson Lee shot the real Battle documentary first—he knows this world.

Director
Benson Lee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Benson Lee directed the actual 2007 documentary 'Planet B-Boy' about the real Battle of the Year, making this his fictionalized victory lap.
This film captures peak 'America needs to reclaim its glory' energy from the Obama era, complete with a crew literally called 'Dream Team.' The irony is thick.
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