
Chess Story
History
Drama
War
Thriller
Lenguage:110 min
Duration:de
Release date:Sep 23, 2021
Calificacion:6.9
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.
Cast

Oliver MasucciDr. Josef Bartok

Albrecht SchuchFranz-Josef Böhm

Birgit MinichmayrAnna Bartok

Rolf LassgårdOwen McConnor

Andreas LustJohann Prantl

Samuel FinziAlfred Koller

Lukas MikoGustav Sailer

Joel BasmanBarkeeper Willem

Clemens BerndorffDr. Swoboda

Johannes ZeilerDr. Fink