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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnection: Robert Maxwell frequently uses his friendship with Gorbachev as an excuse to circumvent Russian bureaucracy when it comes to the game rights. [[spoiler:However, those connections mean squat as the Soviet officials know that the USSR is on their way out and they intend on making a major profit on ''Tetris'' one way or another. So when they demand a large sum for the rights that Mirrorsoft doesn’t have…]]
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* {{Blackmail}}: Henk is [[spoiler:kisses by a KGB agent posing as his translator, which he rebuffs. Once he returns home to Tokyo, the Soviets fax him a picture of the kiss with the veiled threat that they will show it to his wife if he doesn’t stand down.]]
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Egerton plays Henk Rogers, a video game producer who discovers the game created by Russian designer Alexey Pajitnov (Yefrnov) and sets out to secure the rights to bundle the game with the upcoming UsefulNotes/GameBoy. His quest is complicated however, when he finds the rights to the game are controlled by the Soviet government, who hold a tight grip on the IP. With enemies on both sides of the Iron Curtain, Rogers and Pajitnov must work together to bring the beloved game to the world.
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Egerton plays Henk Rogers, a video game producer who discovers the game created by Russian designer Alexey Pajitnov (Yefrnov) (Yefremov) and sets out to secure the rights to bundle the game with the upcoming UsefulNotes/GameBoy. His quest is complicated however, when he finds the rights to the game are controlled by the Soviet government, who hold a tight grip on the IP. With enemies on both sides of the Iron Curtain, Rogers and Pajitnov must work together to bring the beloved game to the world.
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* SeriousBusiness: As seen in the trailer, the Soviet Union is very protective of works made in their borders - video games included - and will go to great lengths to keep Rogers from getting the rights to ''Tetris''.
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* SeriousBusiness: As seen in the trailer, the Soviet Union The Russians view Henk’s efforts to license ''Tetris'' as a crime. They believe it is very protective of works made in their borders - video games included - and will go to great lengths to keep Rogers a slippery slope from getting licensing a game to selling away the rights USSR to ''Tetris''.the highest bidder.
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* SuddenVideoGameMoment: Sprinked throughout the trailer are moments when video game graphics are imposed upon the real world - Rogers describing his experience with the game as Tetrominos descend behind him and a car crash suddenly being rendered as a pixilated image - as well as moments portrayed as video game pixel art such as travel montages and car chases.
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* SuddenVideoGameMoment: Sprinked Sprinkled throughout the trailer film are moments when video game graphics are imposed upon the real world - Rogers describing his experience with the game as Tetrominos descend behind him and a car crash suddenly being rendered as a pixilated image - as well as moments portrayed as video game pixel art such as travel montages montages, car chases, and car chases.establishing shots.
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->''It's poetry, art, and math, all working in magical synchronicity! It's...it's the perfect game!''
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->''It's poetry, art, and math, all working in magical synchronicity! It's...it's the perfect game!''
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* FreakierThanFiction: One part of the film's tagline is a NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer ("the story you couldn't make up" says the trailer). Understandable, considering one of the toughest, nastiest obstacles to get the game released (as showcased also on the trailer) was [[UsefulNotes/TheColdWar the Communist government of the USSR]].
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* FreakierThanFiction: One part of the film's tagline is a NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer ("the story you couldn't make up" says the trailer). Understandable, considering one of the toughest, nastiest obstacles to get the game released (as showcased also on the trailer) was [[UsefulNotes/TheColdWar [[UsefulNotes/ColdWar the Communist government of the USSR]].
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* MoodyTrailerCoverSong: An ominous, synth version of the game’s theme - the Russian folk song “Korobeiniki” - plays over the trailer, mixed with “The Final Countdown”.
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* MoodyTrailerCoverSong: An ominous, synth version of the game’s theme - the Russian folk song “Korobeiniki” - plays over the trailer, mixed with “The “[[Music/{{Europe}} The Final Countdown”.Countdown]]”.
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''Tetris'' is a 2023 biographical drama thriller film based around the origins of the [[VideoGame/{{Tetris}} iconic video game]]. It is directed by Jon S. Baird (''Film/StanAndOllie''), produced by Creator/MatthewVaughn, and stars Creator/TaronEgerton and Creator/TobyJones.
Egerton plays Henk Rogers, a video game producer who discovers the Russian-created game and sets out to secure the rights to bundle the game with the upcoming UsefulNotes/GameBoy. Along the way, however, his quest soon becomes entangled in Cold War politics as the U.S.S.R. seeks to protect what is theirs.
Egerton plays Henk Rogers, a video game producer who discovers the Russian-created game and sets out to secure the rights to bundle the game with the upcoming UsefulNotes/GameBoy. Along the way, however, his quest soon becomes entangled in Cold War politics as the U.S.S.R. seeks to protect what is theirs.
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''Tetris'' is a 2023 biographical drama thriller film based around the origins of the [[VideoGame/{{Tetris}} iconic video game]]. It is directed by Jon S. Baird (''Film/StanAndOllie''), produced by Creator/MatthewVaughn, and stars Creator/TaronEgerton Creator/TaronEgerton, Nikita Yefremov, and Creator/TobyJones.
Egerton plays Henk Rogers, a video game producer who discovers theRussian-created game created by Russian designer Alexey Pajitnov (Yefrnov) and sets out to secure the rights to bundle the game with the upcoming UsefulNotes/GameBoy. Along the way, His quest is complicated however, his quest soon becomes entangled in Cold War politics as when he finds the U.S.S.R. seeks rights to protect what is theirs.
the game are controlled by the Soviet government, who hold a tight grip on the IP. With enemies on both sides of the Iron Curtain, Rogers and Pajitnov must work together to bring the beloved game to the world.
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Egerton plays Henk Rogers, a video game producer who discovers the Russian created Russian-created game and sets out to secure the rights to bundle the game with the upcoming UsefulNotes/GameBoy. Along the way, however, his quest soon becomes entangled in Cold War politics as the U.S.S.R. seeks to protect what is theirs.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''The game you couldn’t put down. The story you couldn’t make up.'']]
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''Tetris'' is a 2023 biographical drama thriller film based around the origins of the [[VideoGame/{{Tetris}} iconic video game]]. It is directed by Jon S. Baird (''Film/StanAndOllie''), produced by Creator/MatthewVaughn, and stars Creator/TaronEgerton.
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''Tetris'' is a 2023 biographical drama thriller film based around the origins of the [[VideoGame/{{Tetris}} iconic video game]]. It is directed by Jon S. Baird (''Film/StanAndOllie''), produced by Creator/MatthewVaughn, and stars Creator/TaronEgerton.
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''Tetris'' is a 2023 biographical drama thriller film based around the origins of the [[VideoGame/{{Tetris}} iconic video game]]. It is directed by [[Creator/JonSBaird Jon S. Baird]], produced by Creator/MatthewVaughn, and stars Creator/TaronEgerton.
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''Tetris'' is a 2023 biographical drama thriller film based around the origins of the [[VideoGame/{{Tetris}} iconic video game]]. It is directed by [[Creator/JonSBaird Jon S. Baird]], Baird (''Film/StanAndOllie''), produced by Creator/MatthewVaughn, and stars Creator/TaronEgerton.
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* MoodyTrailerCoverSong: An ominous, synth version of the game’s theme plays over the
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''Tetris'' is a 2023 biographical drama thriller film based around the origins of the [[VideoGame/{{Tetris}} iconic video game]]. It is directed by Creator/JonSBaird, [[Creator/JonSBaird Jon S. Baird]], produced by Creator/MatthewVaughn, and stars Creator/TaronEgerton.
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''Tetris'' is a 2023 biographical drama thriller film based around the origins of the [[VideoGame/{{Tetris}} iconic video game]]. It is directed by Creator/JonSBaird, produced by Creator/MatthewVaughn, and stars Creator/TaronEgerton.
Egerton plays Henk Rogers, a video game producer who discovers the Russian created game and sets out to secure the rights to bundle the game with the upcoming UsefulNotes/GameBoy. Along the way, however, his quest soon becomes entangled in Cold War politics as the U.S.S.R. seeks to protect what is theirs.
The film will premiere on Creator/AppleTVPlus March 31, 2023.
'''Previews:''' [[https://youtu.be/-BLM1naCfME Trailer 1]]
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''Tetris'' is a 2023 biographical drama thriller film based around the origins of the [[VideoGame/{{Tetris}} iconic video game]]. It is directed by Creator/JonSBaird, produced by Creator/MatthewVaughn, and stars Creator/TaronEgerton.
Egerton plays Henk Rogers, a video game producer who discovers the Russian created game and sets out to secure the rights to bundle the game with the upcoming UsefulNotes/GameBoy. Along the way, however, his quest soon becomes entangled in Cold War politics as the U.S.S.R. seeks to protect what is theirs.
The film will premiere on Creator/AppleTVPlus March 31, 2023.
'''Previews:''' [[https://youtu.be/-BLM1naCfME Trailer 1]]
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