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Shattered Games

Shattered Games

October 29, 2024
59 minutes
Marek Bukowski
History Drama TV Movie

Overview

The Polish national chess squad, the 'Golden Team', won the world chess championship in Hamburg in 1930, and was renamed by the German press as the 'Bombenmannschaft' ('Bomber Crew'). The film focuses on team leader, Akiba Rubinstein, alongside his fellow players Dawid Przepiórka, Ksawery Tartakower, Mieczyslaw Najdorf, Paulin Frydman and Kazimierz Makarczyk. They battle to win the trophy as well as dealing with the mental illness of Rubinstein and the outbreak of World War II. The film tracks the fate of the Polish players, some of whom are Jewish, as the Nazis occupy Poland.

Movie Details

Release Date

October 29, 2024

Runtime

59 minutes

Director

Marek Bukowski

Production Companies

Studio Besta Telewizja Polska

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