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Shattered Games

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.

Top Cast

  • Jan Wieczorkowski

    Jan Wieczorkowski

    Dawid Przepiórka

  • Wojciech Mecwaldowski

    Wojciech Mecwaldowski

    Akiba Rubinstein

  • Jacek Feliks Knap

    Jacek Feliks Knap

    Ksawery Tartakower

  • Dariusz Pieróg

    Dariusz Pieróg

    Paulin Frydman

  • Maciej Miszczak

    Maciej Miszczak

    Kazimierz Makarczyk

  • Jędrzej Hycnar

    Jędrzej Hycnar

    Mieczysław Najdorf

  • Beata Fido

    Beata Fido

    Żona Rubinsteina

  • Anna Matysiak

    Anna Matysiak

    Charlotta Haren

  • Weronika Dzierżyńska

    Weronika Dzierżyńska

    Gienia

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.

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