The Royal Game

Name: The Royal Game
Director: Philipp Stölzl
Genre: History, Drama, War, Thriller
Released: 2021-09-23
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 6.873
Cast: Oliver Masucci, Albrecht Schuch, Birgit Minichmayr, Rolf Lassgård, Andreas Lust

Directed by Philipp Stölzl

History

Drama

War

Thriller

20211h 50m6.9

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.