He turned resistance into a game
Original title
Schachnovelle
Released
9/23/2021
Origin country
AT, DE
Genre
Drama, History, Thriller, War
Production companies
BR, Studio Babelsberg, Dor Film, ARD Degeto, ARD, ORF, Walker & Worm Film, StudioCanal
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Runtime
1hr 50min
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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