Gamer (2011 film)

Gamer
Directed by	Oleg Sentsov
Produced by	Oleg Sentsov Olga Zhurzhenko
Written by	Oleg Sentsov
Starring	Vladislav Zhuk
Cinematography	Egor Petrik Eugene Vradiy Gennady Veselkov
Edited by	Dmitry Kundryutsky
Production companies	Cry Cinema
Release dates	2011
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Ukraine
Language	Russian Ukrainian
Budget	$20 000
Box office	$2 696

Gamer (Ukrainian: Гамep) was a debut feature-length film directed by Oleg Sentsov. Out of the Russian and Ukrainian language in 2011. He tells of a young gamer, who lives with his mother in Simferopol. Premiere was held in 2012 in Rotterdam. The film participated in several international film festivals and was a highly marked by the professional community, in particular, a premium Russian Guild of Film Critics at the festival Spirit of Fire in Khanty-Mansiysk.

Plot

The film's protagonist - a teenager Lyoscha - enthusiastic player in computer games, all the time conducting in specialized clubs. During his passion, he almost did not pay attention to others, neither his mother, grieved the fact that his son had dropped out or a girl Katya, in love with him; any friends. In an environment of professional gamers Lyoscha reputed to be the best, followed by victory in many competitions. In an effort to become the best he embarks on an international gaming tournament in Los Angeles, but it takes only a second. Returning home, Lesch rid of their gaming devices, and for the first time the entire film on his face there is a smile.

Cast

• Vladislav Zhuk as Lyosha
• Alexander Fedotov as Bur
• Zhanna Biryuk as mother

External links

• Gamer at IMDb
• Viewing movie Online International Film Festival Rotterdam (English)