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State of Play

We don't play for fun. We play for work.

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Released: 2013-09-09

Runtime: 85 minutes

Overview

A feature documentary about the world of South-Korean professional gamers. Every year thousands of South-Koreans flock to the game stadiums in Seoul to watch the Pro League, a live sports event where professional gamers compete to be the best at one single video game: Starcraft. It’s a title many young South Koreans dream of. The game itself is more than a decade old, almost ancient in the fast developing world of video games, but in South Korea it has become a national past-time. Like most specator sports, this world of eSports rapidly evolved in a multi-million dollar business. In this story, we follow 3 boys in different stages of their career as a Pro-Gamer in South Korea. For some it will be a struggle to stay on top of their game, for others it might be the turning point of their lives

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  • Documentary

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Budget: $0

Revenue: $0

Popularity: 0.3342

Vote Average: 6.2 ({{ mov_details.vote_count }} votes)

Status: Released

Homepage: http://stateofplaydoc.com/

IMDb: tt2952692