Review of Pawn Sacrifice (2015) by Jonathan S — 04 Apr 2016

Sok hasznosat tanultam ebb?l a filmb?l. Pl. aki elmebeteg, annak nem jó terápia hidegháborús környezetben amerikai sakksztárnak lenni 1972-ben Reykjavíkban, pláne, ha ott az orosz ellenféllel kell játszani világbajnoki dönt?t.

Ha ezt korábban tudom...

This review of Pawn Sacrifice (2015) was written by Jonathan S on 04 Apr 2016.

Pawn Sacrifice has generally received positive reviews.

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It's a masterfully performed, written, and directed; recreating a bygone era of one of the most influential chess players in history…

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