A Hungarian girl dreams of conquering international men’s chess. After a 15-year battle against world champion Garry Kasparov and her domineering father, Judit Polgár revolutionizes the sport’s patriarchal culture to become one of the greatest chess prodigies in history and the greatest woman chess player of all time.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Moxie Films
Keywords
- chess
- sexism
- child prodigy
- chess champion
- playing chess
- prodigy
- chess match
- chess game
- kasparov
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Top Cast
Judit Polgár as Self
Garry Kasparov as Self
László Polgár as Self
Sofia Polgár as Self
Klára Polgár as Self
Gustáv Font as Self
Anna Rudolf as Self
Jovanka Houska as Self
Top Crew
Rory Kennedy · Director
Imre Juhász · Cinematographer
Jesse Overman · Editor
Azin Samari · Editor
Mark Bailey · Producer
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