Chess Story
He turned resistance into a game
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Chess Story
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.
Orignal Title
Schachnovelle
Orignal Language
de
Duration
1 hr 51 min
Genre
History, Drama, War, Thriller
Status
Released
Release Data
2021-09-23
Produced By
Walker & Worm Film, Dor Film, BR, ARD Degeto, ORF, StudioCanal, Studio Babelsberg