Tetris (2023)

Directed by

Jon S. Baird

Genre

biographical film, thriller film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

R

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 1,915 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the late 1980s, video game designer Henk Rogers discovers the puzzle game Tetris at a trade show. He travels between Japan, the United States, and the Soviet Union to secure the legal rights to the game for Nintendo.

tensefast-pacedsuspensefulcerebralretrocold war vibehigh-stakesdetermined

What happens

Tetris is a 2023 biographical political thriller film based on true events around the race to license and patent the video game Tetris from Soviet Russia in the late 1980s during the Cold War. It was directed by Jon S. Baird and written by Noah Pink. The film stars Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov, Sofia Lebedeva, and Anthony Boyle. The plot follows Henk Rogers of Bullet-Proof Software, who becomes interested in the game Tetris, created by Alexey Pajitnov, during an electronics show. Desperate to obtain handheld console rights for Nintendo, he takes trips between Japan, the United States, and Russia to win legal battles over the game's ownership. Development of Tetris began in July 2020. Filming began in Glasgow in December 2020, including Glasgow Prestwick Airport. In February 2021, filming took place in Aberdeen at locations including the University of Aberdeen's Zoology Building. Filming took place for 7 days in and around the former (RAF) military base at Balado in Perth & Kinross. Production wrapped in early March 2021. Tetris premiered at the SXSW Film Festival on March 15, 2023, and was released on March 31, by Apple TV+. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was praised by Pajitnov and Rogers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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