Chess Story (2021)
September 23, 2021
History, Drama, War, Thriller
1h 50m
He turned resistance into a game
1938. While the Nazi troops march into Vienna, the lawyer Josef Bartok hastily tries to escape to the USA with his wife but is arrested by the Gestapo. Bartok remains steadfast and refuses to cooperate with the Gestapo that requires confidential information from him. Thrown into solitary confinement, Bartok is psychologically tormented for months and begins to weaken. However, when he steals an old book about chess it sets him on course to overcome the mental suffering inflicted upon him, until it becomes a dangerous obsession.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Philipp Stölzl
- Dr. Josef Bartok Oliver Masucci
- Franz-Josef Böhm Albrecht Schuch
- Anna Bartok Birgit Minichmayr
- Owen McConnor Rolf Lassgård
- Johann Prantl Andreas Lust
- Alfred Koller Samuel Finzi
- Gustav Sailer Lukas Miko
- Barkeeper Willem Joel Basman
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Keywords
- chess
- world war ii
- playing chess