

Playing Hard
2018-09-21 · 91 min · ★ 6.3
The human tale behind the creation of a blockbuster game.
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- Directors
- Jean-Simon Chartier
- Production companies
- MC2 Productions
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
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