This Belgian flick deals with the hardships of one teenager. Constantly bullied and teased in school, he escapes to a different reality, a virtual reality of the game Archlord (This game is an obvious copy of World Of Warcraft, but it actually exists in the real world). There, in the virtual world, he is a mighty warrior fighting for justice. There no one can oppose his skills. But than he met a girl on-line… Dealing with teen alienation and bulling this movie is trying to point out that these are real problems in the todays society. It is based on a true events where a 17-year-old kid jumped off the medieval castle in Ghent and killed himself. Interesting to gamers and outcasts this movie is a bit hard to watch, but those who are willing will be greatly rewarded. Also check out documentary Second Skin about players of Wow. Enjoy.

Director: Nic Balthazar

Cast: Marijke Pinoy, Greg Timmermans, Cesar De Sutter, Gilles De Schrijver

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Fun Stuff: Cesar De Sutter, the little boy who plays Ben’s little brother, is in fact the youngest son of Marijke Pinoy, the woman who plays Ben’s mother. On top of that, he has a mild form of autism. The MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) in the movie is the real life game, Archlord.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0953318/