Chess Story (2021)1h50
History · Drama · War · Thriller
Director Philipp Stölzl (6.9 avg)
Also directed The Physician, Erased, North Face, and 18 more
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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Cast
Oliver Masucci
Albrecht Schuch
Birgit Minichmayr
Rolf Lassgård
Andreas Lust
Samuel Finzi
Lukas Miko