Odysseus' Gambit (2011)

Directed by

Alex Lora Cercos

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States, Spain

Runtime

13 min

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A homeless Cambodian immigrant survives day to day in Manhattan by playing chess. The film watches how he keeps his life and mind together through the game.

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What happens

Odysseus' Gambit is a 2011 documentary film, directed by Alex Lora Cercos, about a homeless Cambodian immigrant who maintains his livelihood and sanity by playing chess in the heart of Manhattan. The film was nominated for the Best Short Filmmaking Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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