6.3
The Tunnel
2019
“Times change. The stakes remain the same”
The Coldest Game (2019)
November 8, 20191h 44mPL
6.2
326 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Łukasz KośmickiWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
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Production Companies
Watchout StudioNext FilmCANAL+ PolskaBig City OutdoorThe Story LabPoręczenia Kredytowe
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CinemaSerf
6.0What does make this espionage thriller remarkable is it's plausibility... Now, in 2020, we would never give a second thought to an international chess competition but like many others, I recall the fuss made when the world championships really did become an intellectual version of the cold war between the USSR and the USA. Go back to the Cuban missile crisis, when the world was on the brink of an holocaust; and "Josh Mansky" (Bill Pullman) is a neglected US chess champion called upon to take on a Russian Grand Master "Gavrylov" in Warsaw. It's clear from the outset that this is far more than j…
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