Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters (2011)

Directed by

Adam Cornelius

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 45 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary follows several dedicated gamers as they train for the first official Classic Tetris World Championship. The film looks at how the simple puzzle game became a huge phenomenon and changed the lives of the players.

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What happens

Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters is a 2011 American documentary film that follows the lives of several gamers from around the country as they prepare to compete in the 2010 Classic Tetris World Championship held in Los Angeles, California. It recounts the development and rise of Tetris as one of the most-played video games of all time, the role it has played in shaping the lives of the gamers it chronicles, the mystery surrounding the whereabouts of former Nintendo World Champion Thor Aackerlund, and the conception and execution of the first-ever Classic Tetris World Championship by gaming enthusiast Robin Mihara. The film was directed by Adam Cornelius and screened at over 15 film festivals both domestic and internationally, beginning with its World Premiere at the Austin Film Festival on October 21, 2011, and including an appearance at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, the largest film festival of its kind. It debuted on DVD and Video On Demand (VOD) on August 21, 2012. An expanded version of the film's soundtrack from composer Chris Pickolick has also been released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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