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Album 61 (2013)

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?

  • Documentary

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Boris GelfandBoris GelfandSelf
  • Photo of Viswanathan AnandViswanathan AnandSelf
  • Photo of Ilya SmirinIlya SmirinSelf
  • Photo of Albert KapengutAlbert KapengutSelf
  • Photo of Maxim RodhsteinMaxim RodhsteinSelf
  • Photo of Pavel EljanovPavel EljanovSelf
  • Photo of Evgeny TomashevskyEvgeny TomashevskySelf
  • Photo of Vladimir KramnikVladimir KramnikSelf
  • Photo of Abram IzakovitshAbram IzakovitshSelf (archival footage)
  • Photo of Nela GelfandNela GelfandSelf

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