State of Play
6.3
“We don't play for fun. We play for work.”
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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Cast
4 people
Steven Dhoedt Director · Gert Van Berckelaer Editor
Worldwide gross $89M · Budget $60M · United States release September 9, 2013
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Budget
$60,000,000
Worldwide gross
$88,800,000
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
South Korea · Belgium
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Languages
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
English · Korean
Release dates
Sweden · September 9, 2013
TV
United States · September 9, 2013
Theatrical
South Korea
October 20, 2023 · Digital
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