Schachnovelle

2021 [GERMAN]

Drama / Thriller / War

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 88% · 8 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 78%
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 5788 5.8K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Philipp Stölzl Photo
Philipp Stölzl

Top cast

Albrecht Schuch Photo
Albrecht Schuch as Franz-Josef Böhm und Mirko Czentovic
Oliver Masucci Photo
Oliver Masucci as Dr. Josef Bartok
Eric Bouwer Photo
Eric Bouwer as Schiffsarzt Dr. Wouters
Markus Schleinzer Photo
Markus Schleinzer as Dr. Auer
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
1 GB
1280*536
Turkish 2.0
16
tr  us  
24 fps
1 hr 51 min
Seeds 7
1.86 GB
1920*804
Turkish 2.0
16
tr  us  
24 fps
1 hr 51 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by huck d 10 / 10

Wow. I saw this in a theatre, and

Wow. I saw this in a theatre, and after it ended, no one in the audience could even move or speak. This was the most compelling psychological thriller perhaps ever to hit the screen. Oliver Masucci gives a harrowing portrayal of a man who stubbornly refuses to give his secrets to the Nazis by escaping from his inhuman torturous captivity into a psychologically complex escape fantasy engendered from an instructional book on chess he purloined by chance. The director masterfully weaves an intricate plot together that shifts both in time and in and out of reality. And the musical score was the perfect accompaniment to lift you from your seat and into the brilliant unyielding darkness of Masucci's mind. This was a unqualified masterpiece.
Reviewed by Michael W 7 / 10

This psychological drama was great. Oliver Masucci, Albrecht

This psychological drama was great. Oliver Masucci, Albrecht Schuch, Birgit Minichmayr, and the rest of the cast did a great job in this movie. The plot of the movie was dramatic, dark, and shocking. It's about doing whatever you can to stay sane and never give in. If you haven't seen this movie yet, check it out sometime. It's worth watching.
Reviewed by Irene M 7 / 10

Unfortunately I preferred the short story to the

unfortunately I preferred the short story to the film adaptation.
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