Thank You for Playing (2015)

Directed by

David Osit, Malika Zouhali-Worrall

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the creation of a video game about a couple raising their son who has cancer. It shows the family's real struggles and how they turn their experiences into art.

poignantintimatereflectiveemotionaltenderbittersweetslow-paced

What happens

Thank You for Playing is an American documentary film, produced and directed by Malika Zouhali-Worrall and David Osit. The film follows the development of the video game That Dragon, Cancer, which tells the story of Ryan and Amy Green raising their son Joel who has been diagnosed with cancer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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