Shattered Games

Shattered Games · 2024

Shattered Games (2024) is a History / Drama / TV Movie film directed by Marek Bukowski, starring Jan Wieczorkowski, Wojciech Mecwaldowski, Jacek Feliks Knap.

HistoryDramaTV 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.

Cast

Jan Wieczorkowski, Wojciech Mecwaldowski, Jacek Feliks Knap, Dariusz Pieróg, Maciej Miszczak, Jędrzej Hycnar, Beata Fido, Anna Matysiak

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What is "Shattered Games" about?

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.

When was "Shattered Games" released?

Shattered Games was released in 2024.

Who stars in "Shattered Games"?

The cast includes Jan Wieczorkowski, Wojciech Mecwaldowski, Jacek Feliks Knap, Dariusz Pieróg.