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In 2004, when Magnus was 13 years old he made a decision: he would become the World Chess Champion. This coming of age story unfolds as we follow the prodigy battling his way through the ranks of chess, with personal sacrifices, special friendships and a caring family. MAGNUS is a character driven drama that is bound to engage non-chess players, as well as the over 600 million people who play chess all over the world.

2016 · 1h 15m
Director Benjamin Ree

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In 2004, when Magnus was 13 years old he made a decision: he would become the World Chess Champion. This coming of age story unfolds as we follow the prodigy battling his way through the ranks of chess, with personal sacrifices, special friendships and a caring family. MAGNUS is a character driven drama that is bound to engage non-chess players, as well as the over 600 million people who play chess all over the world.

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Studio
Moskus Film, Main Island Production, VGTV
Released
2016
Run Time
1 hr 15 min
Rated
G
Regions of Origin
Norway, United States
© 2016 Arrow Films

Languages

Original Audio
Norwegian, English
Audio

English (United States) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.