Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Chess Story easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Chess Story violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Chess Story end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Chess Story scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Chess Story

Name: Chess Story
Genre: History, Drama, War, Thriller
Released: 2021
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Oliver Masucci, Albrecht Schuch, Birgit Minichmayr, Rolf Lassgård, Andreas Lust

He turned resistance into a game.

Directed by Philipp Stölzl

Produced by Walker & Worm Film, Dor Film

2021110 min6.8 / 10

A tense psychological drama about a man's mental resistance against Nazi persecution, where chess becomes both salvation and obsession in the face of totalitarian cruelty.

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.

Clusters

Complicity Under Pressure Realistic Injustice Dramas Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Movies About Institutional Injustice Games And Gambling

Genres

History Drama War Thriller

Keywords

Chess World War Ii Playing Chess

Questions people ask

Is Chess Story sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Chess Story easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Chess Story violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Chess Story end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Chess Story scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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