Bobby Fischer Against the World
DocumentaryDramasportsobsessionchild prodigychess championcelebritychess tournamenttroubled childhoodmental instabilitywoman director
A probing documentary portrait of a chess prodigy's descent into obsession, isolation, and mental instability, examining the cost of genius and celebrity.
The first documentary feature to explore the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer.
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