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Chess Story

Chess Story

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 23, 2021

Runtime

1h 51m

Genres

History, Drama, War, Thriller

User Score

70%

Original Title

Schachnovelle

Production Companies

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

Director

Philipp Stölzl

Description

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.