Filmas prasideda legendinio šachmatininko Bobio Fišerio juoda-balta kronikos kadrais, kurį vaidina kino debiutantas - Maksas Pomerancas. Jo herojus, Džošas Vaitzkinas (filmas pagrįstas realiais įvykiais) - paprastas septynmetis berniukas, apdovanotas unikaliu šachmatininko talentu. Jo tėvas (Mantenja) visomis galiomis siekia padaryti berniuką tikruoju čempionu. Kas svarbiau: vaikystė, tėvo ir jaunojo sūnaus genijaus meilė ar sporto karjera, kur aukštumas pasiekia tik vienetai? Yra gyvenime dalykai, kurių negalima aukoti, kaip kad figūros ant šachmatų lentos. Fredo Waitzkino to paties pavadinimo knygos ekranizacija.
On his sprawling country estate, an aging writer matches wits with the struggling actor who has stolen his wife's heart.
After the disappearance of a young scientist on a business trip, his son and wife struggle to cope, only to make a bizarre discovery years later - one that may bring him home.
Famed culinary consultant Henry Ross is a charming food industry insider in San Francisco. When suspicious sabotage ends in a shocking murder at his friend’s five-star restaurant, Henry is put on the case with strong-willed police detective and single mom, Maggie Price. Despite Maggie’s protests, they must work together to decipher the clues and investigate all of San Francisco’s top culinary pros.
In a dimly lit room, two boys engage in an intense chess match. As tension rises and strategies unfold, the game becomes a battleground of wits and wills, leading to an unexpected climax that goes beyond the boundaries of the board.
Against the backdrop of Cold War, Glory to the Queen reveals stories of four legendary female chess players from Georgia who revolutionized women’s chess across the globe and became Soviet icons of female emancipation.
The story of the 1978 World Chess Championship between the Soviet Communist Party's protege, Anatoly Karpov and the traitor and Soviet defector, Viktor Korchnoi. One of those instances in life where truth is stranger than fiction.