State of Play

State of Play

Released on
Documentary
Runtime
85 mins
(4 votes)

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

Cast

  • Lee Jae-Dong
  • Joon-Hyuk Kim
  • Yohan Park
  • Kim Joo Soon

Director

  • Steven Dhoedt

Producers

  • Kim Min-chul
  • Steven Dhoedt
  • Gert Van Berckelaer

Screenwriter

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