Type: Thriller, Spy
Release Year: 2019
Cast: Lotte Verbeek, Bill Pullman, Robert Więckiewicz
Director: Łukasz Kośmicki
Duration: 1 hr 40 mins
Set during 1962, when the Cold War between the US and Soviet Union was at its peak due to the Cuban Missile crisis which threatened world peace, a troubled math whiz prepares to play in a chess match of a lifetime. In order to ease the ongoing political tension, a friendly chess match is announced between the two countries. But with all eyes on the match, the stakes are higher than ever and winning is the only option. It's a great idea to amalgamate spy intrigue and historical crisis with a game of chess.