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Norwegian documentary filmmaker Benjamin Ree presents a captivating story of Magnus Calrsen, who was once bullied as an introverted 13-year-old boy, yet grew up to become a World Chess Champion. The use of home movies and archival footage records a unique coming-of-age story, revealing a remarkable boy's determination to achieve success.

2016 · 1h 15m
Director Benjamin Ree

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Norwegian documentary filmmaker Benjamin Ree presents a captivating story of Magnus Calrsen, who was once bullied as an introverted 13-year-old boy, yet grew up to become a World Chess Champion. The use of home movies and archival footage records a unique coming-of-age story, revealing a remarkable boy's determination to achieve success.

COMMON SENSE

Inspirational docu on the "Mozart of Chess"; some bullying.

TOMATOMETER
Average 6.3
Reviews 26
Fresh 21
Rotten 5

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Studio
FilmRise
Released
2016
Run Time
1 hr 15 min
Rated
Unrated
Regions of Origin
United States, Norway
© 2016 Arrow Films

Languages

Original Audio
Norwegian, English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.