Shattered Games
Synopsis
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.
Where to watch
Not currently available to stream in United States.
Top cast
Jan Wieczorkowski
Dawid Przepiórka
Wojciech Mecwaldowski
Akiba Rubinstein
Jacek Feliks Knap
Ksawery Tartakower
Dariusz Pieróg
Paulin Frydman
Maciej Miszczak
Kazimierz Makarczyk
Jędrzej Hycnar
Mieczysław Najdorf
Beata Fido
Żona Rubinsteina
Anna Matysiak
Charlotta Haren
Weronika Dzierżyńska
Gienia
Magdalena Maścianica
Kelnerka Zosia
