Schachnovelle

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.

Cast

Oliver Masucci

Albrecht Schuch

Birgit Minichmayr

Rolf Lassgård

Andreas Lust

Samuel Finzi

Lukas Miko

Joel Basman

Clemens Berndorff

Johannes Zeiler

Maresi Riegner

Luisa-Céline Gaffron

Moritz von Treuenfels

Carl Achleitner

Eric Bouwer

Rafael Stachowiak

Isa Hochgerner

Anton Rattinger

Markus Schleinzer

Manfred Möck

Paul Schweinester

Alexander Khuon

Dieter Bernhardt

Elias Gabele

Aron Eichhorn

Gerhard Flödl

Heiko Köchel

Kari Rakkola

Christian Dungl

Belush Korenyi

Philipp M. Krenn

Christoph Kostomiris