Beyond the Game
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| Directed by | Jos de Putter |
| Produced by | Wink de Putter |
| Written by | Jos de Putter |
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Li Xiaofeng Fredrik Johansson Manuel Schenkhuizen Jang Jae Ho |
| Music by | Paul van Brugge |
| Cinematography | Vladas Naudzius Richard van Oosterhout Jackó van 't Hof |
| Edited by | Sander Vos |
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75 minutes |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch, English, French, Spanish, Swedish, Mandarin & Korean |
Beyond the Game is a 2008 Dutch documentary film about the world of professional video gaming, particularly of the game Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne featuring world champion players Chinese Xiaofeng "Sky" Li, Dutch Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen and Swede Fredrik "MaDFroG" Johansson prominently. It is directed by award winning Dutch documentary filmmaker Jos de Putter. Filming took place in China, France, The Netherlands, United States and Sweden. Languages spoken in the documentary include Dutch, English, French, Spanish, Swedish, Standard Chinese and Korean.
Beyond the Game is the motto of the World Cyber Games, which is central to the documentary as the main characters compete to defend or regain the event's championship title at the global finals of the 2007 World Cyber Games in Seattle, Washington.
It has premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in Pathé de Munt, and had the cinema premiere in Pathé Tuschinski, and has now been released in cinemas throughout The Netherlands.
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