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Chess Story

Chess Story (2021)

1h 50m | PG-13

⭐ 6.95 / 10

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.

Director: Philipp Stölzl

Studio: Walker & Worm Film

Genre: History, Drama, War, Thriller

Video: 720p

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Cast

Oliver Masucci

Oliver Masucci

as Dr. Josef Bartok

Albrecht Schuch

Albrecht Schuch

as Franz-Josef Böhm

Birgit Minichmayr

Birgit Minichmayr

as Anna Bartok

Rolf Lassgård

Rolf Lassgård

as Owen McConnor

Andreas Lust

Andreas Lust

as Johann Prantl

Samuel Finzi

Samuel Finzi

as Alfred Koller