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PLANET KIRSAN
Magdalena Pieta
Thirteen-year-old Alehan and his brother Amir spend several hours everyday hunched over
a chessboard. It’s Alehan’s biggest dream to become the next World Chess Champion. The
first step on the way to becoming a grandmaster is a tournament in Chess-City. The
event. Full of young players, it allows us to see the actors and creators while also exposing
the mechanisms behind the Kalmykian chess fairytale. For Alehan it’s a chance to examine
his dreams more closely. Ilyumzhinov’s revolution was supposed to transform the
whole republic, but can it even change the life of just one small boy?
Running time: 52΄
Year of production: 2010
Production Company: Eureka Media
Production Contact Person: Krzysztof Kopczynski
Sales Company: Krakow Film Foundation
Sales Contact Person: Katarzyna Wilk
Basztowa 15/8a
Krakow 31-143, Poland
T. +48 12 294 6945
katarzyna@kff.com.pl
www.kff.com.pl
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