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2014
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HBO’s Love Child Releases on July 28th

HBO’s documentary film that takes a critical look at online gaming and related consequences, Love Child, will air on HBO on July 28th(9 pm ET).

The film focuses on one particular extreme case of online gaming addiction. The death of infant Sarang in South Korea in 2010, led to a lot of international attention on the issue. The parents of the child had neglected her on the online fantasy game, Prius. Ironically, the couple cared for a child like character in the game while their own daughter wasted away.

The documentary deals with this major problem, that is not only prevalent in tech savvy South Korea, but also in other countries. Its themes are apt for a society with rapid advancement of video gaming.

The film comes from visionary filmmaker, Valerie Veatch, who is one of the youngest filmmakers ever to have two documentary feature films debut at the Sundance Film Festival. Don’t forget to watch Love Child on HBO!