Champion of the World (2021)

Original title

Чемпион мира

Directed by

Aleksey Sidorov

Genre

drama film, sport film, historical film

Country

Russia

Runtime

2h 25m

Rated

6

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Russian sports drama about chess players Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi competing for the world title in 1978. Karpov deals with family troubles, CIA scheming, and pressure from the Soviet party.

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What happens

Champion of the World (Russian: Чемпион мира, romanized: Chempion mira) is a 2021 Russian sports drama film written and directed by Aleksey Sidorov. The film tells the story of the rivalry between the Soviet Union's venerable sports artist, chess player Anatoly Karpov, who is competing against Viktor Korchnoi for the title of World Chess Championship. It was theatrically released on 30 December 2021 by Central Partnership. The film tells about the famous World Chess Championship in 1978, against the background of which the chess player Anatoly Karpov loses his family, faces the betrayal and intrigues of the CIA, as well as pressure from the party. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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