Pawn Sacrifice

Pawn Sacrifice

MS12

Genre

Drama, Biography

Director

Ed Zwick

Run time

1h 55min

Cast

Tobey Maguire, Peter Sarsgaard, Liev Schreiber, Lily Rabe, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sophie Nélisse, Robin Weigert, Evelyne Brochu

In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire, whose players have dominated the game for decades. Also starring Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard, Pawn Sacrifice chronicles Fischer’s terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world.

USA 2014

Genre

Drama, Biography

Director

Ed Zwick

Run time

1h 55min

Cast

Tobey Maguire, Peter Sarsgaard, Liev Schreiber, Lily Rabe, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sophie Nélisse, Robin Weigert, Evelyne Brochu

In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire, whose players have dominated the game for decades. Also starring Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard, Pawn Sacrifice chronicles Fischer’s terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world.

USA 2014

Info

Rating

Under 12 Not Recommended

Production year

2014

Global distributor

Edition Salzgeber

Local distributor

ACME Film OÜ

In cinema

6/27/2023