Chess Story

He turned resistance into a game.

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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.

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Creators

Philipp Stölzl

director

Stefan Zweig

writer

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Eldar Grigorian

writer

Cast

Oliver Masucci actor Albrecht Schuch actor Birgit Minichmayr actor Rolf Lassgård actor

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Andreas Lust actor Samuel Finzi actor Lukas Miko actor Joel Basman actor

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Clemens Berndorff actor Johannes Zeiler actor

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Maresi Riegner actor Luisa-Céline Gaffron actor

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Moritz von Treuenfels actor

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Carl Achleitner actor

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Eric Bouwer actor Rafael Stachowiak actor

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Isa Hochgerner actor

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Anton Rattinger actor Markus Schleinzer actor

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Manfred Möck actor