Chess Story

He turned resistance into a game

Schachnovelle (2021)

Timing: 1:51 (111 min)

7/10
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Release date

2021-09-23

Country

Germany, Austria

Production

Studio Babelsberg, ARD Degeto, ORF, BR, StudioCanal, Dor Film, Walker & Worm Film

Genre

History, Drama, War, Thriller

Budget

Revenue

$846 611 000

Website

https://www.dor-film.com/films/the-royal-game

Director

Philipp Stölzl

Actors

Oliver Masucci, Birgit Minichmayr, Rolf Lassgård, Andreas Lust, Samuel Finzi, Lukas Miko, Joel Basman, Clemens Berndorff, Johannes Zeiler, Maresi Riegner
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Scenario

Eldar Grigorian

Producer

Tobias Walker, Philipp Worm

Operator

Thomas W. Kiennast

Composer

Artist

Audition

Editing

Sven Budelmann
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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.

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