Pawn Sacrifice
In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire, whose players have dominated the game for decades. The film chronicles Fisher's terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world. Features a showboat performance from Tobey Maguire as the increasingly disturbed Fischer, along with a more composed one from Liev Schreiber as the taciturn Spassky. Salon.com
Year: 2014
Genre: Drama, True Stories, Biography
Country: USA
Director: Edward Zwick
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber, Peter Sarsgaard, Robin Weigert
Duration: 118 Minutes
Rating: M - Offensive language and sexual references.
7/10
Location in store: Drama - True Story
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