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Frag

2008 · 88 min

A steady, informative look at competitive gaming culture that feels earnest and a little nostalgic.

Directed by
Mike Pasley
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Michal Blicharz, Rafik Bryant, Walter Day
Overview
Exploited, abused and sometimes abandoned most gamers fail to reach the top, but like all sports heroes exist. FRAG is the true story of professional video gaming outlining the evolution of the 1980’s arcade game competitions to the elite tournaments of today for millions of dollars around the globe.

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Directed by
Mike Pasley
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Michal Blicharz, Rafik Bryant, Walter Day
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    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • ambition
    • obsession
    • work
    • celebrity
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Mike Pasley
    Starring
    Michal Blicharz, Rafik Bryant, Walter Day, Billy Mitchell
    Runtime
    88 min
    Languages
    English

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