Polish public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (Tvp) has added feature film “Shattered Games” to its international sales slate alongside rom-com film “The Love Buzz” and historical series “The Bay of Spies.”
“Shattered Games” explores Poland’s rich history and influence in the game of chess. The Polish national chess squad, known as the “Golden Team” in Poland, won the world chess championship in Hamburg in 1930, and was renamed by the German press as the “Bombenmannschaft” or “Bomber Crew.”
“The matches the team played are still to this day described in chess textbooks as examples of masterful moves and games,” Tvp said in a statement.
The film focuses on the team leader, Akiba Rubinstein, alongside his fellow players Dawid Przepiórka, Ksawery Tartakower, Mieczyslaw Najdorf, Paulin Frydman and Kazimierz Makarczyk.
It follows them as they battle to win the trophy as well as dealing with the mental illness of Rubinstein and the outbreak of World War II.
“Shattered Games” explores Poland’s rich history and influence in the game of chess. The Polish national chess squad, known as the “Golden Team” in Poland, won the world chess championship in Hamburg in 1930, and was renamed by the German press as the “Bombenmannschaft” or “Bomber Crew.”
“The matches the team played are still to this day described in chess textbooks as examples of masterful moves and games,” Tvp said in a statement.
The film focuses on the team leader, Akiba Rubinstein, alongside his fellow players Dawid Przepiórka, Ksawery Tartakower, Mieczyslaw Najdorf, Paulin Frydman and Kazimierz Makarczyk.
It follows them as they battle to win the trophy as well as dealing with the mental illness of Rubinstein and the outbreak of World War II.
- 2/22/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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