Album 61
2013, Russian. Directed by Halil Efrat.
The World Chess Championship is a juicy battle, rife with passion, power and money. Boris Gelfand has spent his entire life getting ready for this moment; he was raised to become a champion since the age of six. His father devoted all his life to cultivating Boris' talent while obsessively documenting the process. The photo albums tell the father's story as much as that of the son, revealing a simple truth about a man living his own dreams through his son under the Soviet regime. Can any child, given fine Soviet education, become a genius? And is becoming a genius worth the price?
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 14 June 2013
- Original title
- אלבום 61
- Country
- Israel
- Written by
- Halil Efrat
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Album 61 runs 70 minutes (1h 10m).
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Album 61 isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 June 2013. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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If you liked Album 61, try Untold: Chess Mates, Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski, Come See Me in the Good Light.
Who directed Album 61?
Album 61 (2013) was directed by Halil Efrat and stars Boris Gelfand, Viswanathan Anand, Ilya Smirin.