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Chess Story (2021)

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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
  • Profile picture of Oliver Masucci
    Dr. Josef Bartok Oliver Masucci
  • Profile picture of Albrecht Schuch
    Franz-Josef Böhm Albrecht Schuch
  • Profile picture of Birgit Minichmayr
    Anna Bartok Birgit Minichmayr
  • Profile picture of Rolf Lassgård
    Owen McConnor Rolf Lassgård
  • Profile picture of Andreas Lust
    Johann Prantl Andreas Lust
  • Profile picture of Samuel Finzi
    Alfred Koller Samuel Finzi
  • Profile picture of Lukas Miko
    Gustav Sailer Lukas Miko
  • Profile picture of Joel Basman
    Barkeeper Willem Joel Basman

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Keywords

  • chess
  • world war ii
  • playing chess