Bashing And Biting To Victory: Georgia's Annual Game Of Lelo

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Once a year, hundreds of people in a small Georgian village spend the afternoon pushing, biting, and grappling with each other. Their goal is to move a 16-kilogram ball across one of the streams that flow at each end of the main street. This is the unique game of Lelo. (Producers: Ray Furlong, Marina Vashakmadze, Camera: Jaroslav Ptacnik)