Chess Story
"He turned resistance into a game."
Overview
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.
About Chess Story (2021)
Released in 2021, Chess Story is a history, drama and war film from Walker & Worm Film (Austria). It was directed by Philipp Stölzl and written by Eldar Grigorian. The cast is led by Oliver Masucci, Albrecht Schuch, Birgit Minichmayr, Rolf Lassgård and Andreas Lust. With a runtime of 1h 50m, the film averages 6.8/10 across 164 TMDB ratings.
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