The World Chess Championship is a juicy battle, rife with passion, power and money. Boris Gelfand has spent his entire life getting ready for this moment; he was raised to become a champion since the age of six. His father devoted all his life to cultivating Boris' talent while obsessively documenting the process. The photo albums tell the father's story as much as that of the son, revealing a simple truth about a man living his own dreams through his son under the Soviet regime. Can any child, given fine Soviet education, become a genius? And is becoming a genius worth the price?
Cast
Crew
Halil Efrat
Director, Writer, Editor
Vitali Karivich
Cinematography
Aviram Buhris
Producer
Lee Yardeni
Producer
Idit Kliger
Producer
Dror Sabo
Associate Producer
Aviv Aldema
Sound Designer
Nin Hazan
Sound Editor
Yaniv Fridel
Original Music Composer
Lemez Lovas
Original Music Composer
Ben Mandelson
Musician
Ira Tolchin
Researcher
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