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Chess Story

2021, Movie, 1h 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.

Country: Austria,Germany

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Ronny Svensson

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Författaren Stefan Schweig dissikerade människans mörka sidor i allmänhet och nazismen i synnerhet och detta kammarspel är en själslig djupdykning i hur att bryta ner en mans intellekt. Svettigt vass och gripande.

4 years ago

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During the Nazi occupation of Vienna in 1938, a lawyer named Josef Bartok is arrested and imprisoned by the Gestapo for refusing to disclose confidential information. As he struggles to maintain his sanity in isolation, Bartok discovers a book of chess games that becomes his lifeline, obsession, and tool for resistance against his captors.

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