Vienna, 1938: Austria is occupied by the Nazis. Just as lawyer Bartok (Oliver Masucci) is about to flee to America with his wife Anna (Birgit Minichmayr), he is arrested and taken to the Hotel Metropol, the Gestapo headquarters. As an asset manager to the aristocracy he is to help the local Gestapo leader Böhm gain access to bank accounts. Since Bartok refuses to cooperate, he is put in solitary confinement. Bartok remains steadfast for weeks, for months, but becomes increasingly desperate – until he happens upon a chess book.
The Royal Game
- Year
- 2021
- In co-production with
- Dor Film, Studiocanal, Degeto, BR
- Director
- Philipp Stölzl
- Screenplay
- Eldar Grigorian
- Starring
- Oliver Masucci, Albrecht Schuch, Birgit Minichmayr, Rolf Lassgård, Samuel Finzi
- Awards
- Bavarian Film Award 2020: Best Production and Best Actor (Oliver Masucci), German Film Award 2021: Best Costume Design (Tanja Hausner), German Film Award for Peace 2021: national Award, Gilde Film Prize 2021: Best Film, Romy 2022: Best Camera - Cinema (Thomas W. Kiennast)
- Festivals
Jerusalem Film Festival / Miami Jewish Film Festival
