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Hot Docs review: Cannon Arm And The Arcade Quest
Mads Hedegaard's DIY doc follows an obsessed Danish man trying to play an 80s arcade game for 100 hours on one coin
By Norman Wilner
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If you’ve ever wondered what kind of person would commit to playing a forgotten 80s coin-op game for 100 hours on one coin, Mads Hedegaard’s cheerfully DIY documentary is here to tell you. His name is Kim, he’s a quiet Danish grandfather who hangs out at a Copenhagen arcade with some equally obsessive friends, and he is out to set the record for playing a Tempest knockoff called Gyruss.