The Coldest Game

"Times change. The stakes remain the same"

Feb 8 2020 TV-MA 1h 42m
Thriller

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.

Plot

Playing a major chess match in Warsaw against the Russian champion, brilliant but forgotten former US champion, and alcoholic, Josh Mansky is sucked into the world of espionage and conflict between the world's superpowers. As the military crisis escalates the chess match takes on unimaginable importance. The Americans are in danger of losing both games - the chess game and the one for world domination.

Written by

Lukasz Kosmicki, Marcel Sawicki, Blazej Dzikowski

Directed by

Lukasz Kosmicki

Cast

Bill Pullman, Lotte Verbeek, James Bloor

Crew

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Production Countries

Poland

Production Companies

ITI Neovision, Next Film, TVN, Watchout Productions

Languages

Polski, English

Awards

3 wins & 13 nominations total

Trailers
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Scores
# of Votes
13,194
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA