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Magnus (2016)
Directed by Benjamin Ree
“Child. Genius. Champion.”
Documentary · 1h 16m
From a young age Magnus Carlsen had aspirations of becoming a champion chess player. While many players seek out an intensely rigid environment to hone their skills, Magnus’ brilliance shines brightest when surrounded by his loving and supportive family. Through an extensive amount of archival footage and home movies, director Benjamin Ree reveals this young man’s unusual and rapid trajectory to the pinnacle of the chess world. This film allows the audience to not only peek inside this isolated community but also witness the maturation of a modern genius.
Cast
Magnus Carlsen
Jon-Ludvig Hammer
Crew
- Director
- Benjamin Ree
- Writer
- Benjamin Ree, Linn-Jeanethe Kyed
- Director of Photography
- Magnus Flåto, Benjamin Ree
- Original Music Composer
- Uno Helmersson
- Editor
- Martin Stoltz, Perry Eriksen
- Producer
- Sigurd Mikal Karoliussen
Details
- Release date
- 2016-09-09
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- NO
- Spoken languages
- German, English, Norwegian
- Countries
- Norway
- Production
- Moskus Film, Main Island Production, VGTV