Film: "Chess Story" ("Schachnovelle") (2021-112 min.).

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In Nazi-occupied Austria, Dr. Josef Bartok (Oliver Masucci) is locked in solitary confinement, where he turns to a book of famous chess matches to preserve his sanity. Eldar Grigorian scripted, from Stefan Zweig's novel, for director Philipp Stölzl. Up first, "Der Tunnel" ("The Tunnel") (2017-10 min) from writers, producers and directors Christoph Daniel and Marc Schmidheiny. Both films are in German with English subtitles.