Shattered Games

202459m

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.

Production

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Cast

Photo of Jan Wieczorkowski

Jan Wieczorkowski

Dawid Przepiórka

Photo of Wojciech Mecwaldowski

Wojciech Mecwaldowski

Akiba Rubinstein

Photo of Jacek Feliks Knap

Jacek Feliks Knap

Ksawery Tartakower

Photo of Maciej Miszczak

Maciej Miszczak

Kazimierz Makarczyk

Photo of Beata Fido

Beata Fido

Żona Rubinsteina

Photo of Beata Wnęk-Malec

Beata Wnęk-Malec

Służąca Salcia

Photo of Witold Dębicki

Witold Dębicki

Słodownik

Photo of Wiesław Kupczak

Wiesław Kupczak

Doktor Kostro

Photo of Waldemar Kotas

Waldemar Kotas

Sędzia olimpijski

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