Release Date
2021-09-23
Status
Released
Original Title
Schachnovelle
Runtime
1h 50m
Original Language
DE
Production Countries
Austria, Germany
Production Companies
Walker & Worm Film, Dor Film, BR, ORF, StudioCanal, Studio Babelsberg
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.
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