The Coldest Game
— Times change. The stakes remain the same
2019
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The Coldest Game
2019
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Warsaw, Poland, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962. Josh Mansky, a troubled math genius and former US chess champion, is recruited to hold a dangerous public match against the Soviet champion, while playing the deadly game of espionage hidden in the darkest shadows of a hostile territory.
Countries:
PL
Languages:
English, Polish, Russian
Runtime:
1hrs 44min
Status:
Released
Release date:
2019-11-08
Release format:
Streaming
— Jan 14, 2020
A timely film, to be sure. The US and the USSR have now withdrawn from the treaty that disbanded nuclear weapons. However, with a stodgy script and an old-fashioned feel, this film fails to raise the tension surrounding the high stakes that surrounded the (first) cold war.