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Chess Story

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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.

Date: 09/23/2021

Rating: 7.0

Cast: Oliver Masucci, Albrecht Schuch, Birgit Minichmayr, Rolf Lassgård, Andreas Lust, Samuel Finzi, Lukas Miko, Joel Basman, Clemens Berndorff, Johannes Zeiler, Maresi Riegner, Luisa-Céline Gaffron, Moritz von Treuenfels, Carl Achleitner, Eric Bouwer, Rafael Stachowiak, Isa Hochgerner, Anton Rattinger, Markus Schleinzer, Manfred Möck, Paul Schweinester, Alexander Khuon, Dieter Bernhardt, Elias Gabele, Aron Eichhorn, Gerhard Flödl, Heiko Köchel, Kari Rakkola, Christian Dungl, Belush Korenyi, Philipp M. Krenn, Albrecht Schuch, Christoph Kostomiris

Oliver Masucci