Chess Story (2021) — drama, history, thriller film. Directed by Philipp Stölzl. Starring Oliver Masucci, Albrecht Schuch, Birgit Minichmayr, Rolf Lassgård. This page maps 2 characters and 1 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 6.8/10 from 162 votes.
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A prisoner uses chess to resist coercion, but the same mental refuge contributes to an uncertain postwar identity and psychological ruin.
Drama, History, Thriller, War · 6.8/10 · 110 min · 2021
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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