Hard Problems: The Road to the World's Toughest Math Contest (Video 2008)

About the extraordinary gifted students who represented the United States in 2006 at the world s toughest math competition: The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). It is the story of... See full summary »

Director:

George Paul Csicsery

Stars:

Zachary Abel, Yacov Berchenko-Kogan, Zarathustra 'Zeb' Brady

Cast

Credited cast:
Zachary Abel	...	Himself
Yacov Berchenko-Kogan
Zarathustra 'Zeb' Brady	...	Himself
Paul Christiano
Joseph Chu
Carl Cowen
Peter Diao
Steve Dunbar
Zuming Feng
Sherry Gong
Yi Han
Taehyeon 'Ryan' Ko	...	Himself
Eric Larson
Brian Lawrence
Tedrick Leung

Storyline

About the extraordinary gifted students who represented the United States in 2006 at the world s toughest math competition: The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). It is the story of six American high school students who competed with 500 others from 90 countries in Ljublijana, Slovenia. The film shows the dedication and perseverance of these remarkably talented students, the rigorous preparation they undertake, and the joy they get out of solving challenging math problems. It captures the spirit that infuses the mathematical quest at the highest level.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 January 2008 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zala Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Color:

Color

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