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Web Junkie

Play trailer Poster for Web Junkie 2013,  1h 14m,  Drama/ Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 74% 23 Reviews Tomatometer 49% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
74% Tomatometer 23 Reviews 49% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Three young men are sent to a treatment center in Beijing to be cured of their gaming addictions.
Web Junkie

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Critics Consensus

While neither as deep nor as skillfully constructed as its subject might deserve, Web Junkie remains a chillingly serious look at a nightmarish problem.

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David Hinckley New York Daily News Jul 12, 2015
4/5
The campers, of course, hate it, and many seem to suggest it becomes basically another game to them. Figure it out, get released, go back to the computer. Go to Full Review
Farran Smith Nehme New York Post Aug 7, 2014
2.5/4
The film is fascinating and often darkly funny, but it's hard not to wish for some actual analysis to flesh out the many scenes of grim people in gray rehab. Go to Full Review
Andrew O'Hehir Salon.com Aug 6, 2014
The human stories in "Web Junkie" are instantly identifiable, stories of a world where everyone has been brought closer together and simultaneously kept apart. Go to Full Review
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Aug 14, 2015
4/5
A timely and thought-provoking documentary about efforts in China to deprogram teenagers addicted to Internet gaming. Go to Full Review
Amanda Nojadera Common Sense Media Aug 11, 2014
3/5
Docu explores Internet addiction and family relationships. Go to Full Review
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Theodore G Jan 14, 2017 I don't think this is the right approach, putting kids in a military camp for 3 months to combat their compulsions. These kids have a relationship problem with their parents and don't feel connected their family or society. See more
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Hilla Medalia

Director

Shosh Shlam

Director

Hilla Medalia

Writer

Shosh Shlam

Writer

Jeremy Chilnick

Executive Producer

Dan Cogan

Executive Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis Three young men are sent to a treatment center in Beijing to be cured of their gaming addictions.
Director
Hilla Medalia, Shosh Shlam
Producer
Hilla Medalia, Shosh Shlam
Screenwriter
Hilla Medalia, Shosh Shlam
Production Co
Shlam Productions, Chicken And Egg Pictures, New Israeli Foundation for Cinema and Television, Impact Partners, Medalia Productions, Warrior Poets, kNow Productions, Yes Docu
Genre
Drama, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 5, 2015
Runtime
1h 14m
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