Chess Story (2021)

Chess Story (2021)

He turned resistance into a game 2021-09-23 Austria, Germany 111 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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 Masucci is Dr. Josef Bartok
Dr. Josef Bartok
Albrecht Schuch is Franz-Josef Böhm
Franz-Josef Böhm
Birgit Minichmayr is Anna Bartok
Anna Bartok
Rolf Lassgård is Owen McConnor
Owen McConnor
Andreas Lust is Johann Prantl
Johann Prantl
Samuel Finzi is Alfred Koller
Alfred Koller
Lukas Miko is Gustav Sailer
Gustav Sailer
Joel Basman is Barkeeper Willem
Barkeeper Willem
Clemens Berndorff is Dr. Swoboda
Dr. Swoboda
Johannes Zeiler is Dr. Fink
Dr. Fink
Maresi Riegner is Dienstmädchen Klara
Dienstmädchen Klara
Luisa-Céline Gaffron is Fridl
Fridl

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