Queen of Chess

United States202593 minEnglish, Hungarian

A Hungarian girl dreams of conquering international men’s chess. After a 15-year battle against world champion Garry Kasparov, 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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Veteran documentarian Rory Kennedy returns to the Sundance Film Festival with this empowering portrait tracing Judit Polgár’s trailblazing story. Raised by her father in communist Hungary as part of an unusual experiment to cultivate genius, Polgár quickly made her mark in the world of chess. By the age of 12, she was the number one female player in the world; less than four years later, she broke Bobby Fischer’s legendary record to become the youngest grandmaster in history. But Polgár was determined to refute the ingrained sexism of the game by beating the greatest chess player in the world, Garry Kasparov. Queen of Chess chronicles their historic, long-running battle of the sexes, punctuated with a dynamic visual aesthetic, a rich archive, and a rousing girl-power soundtrack. — BT

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Jan 27, 3:00 PM MST
Premiere
Eccles Theatre
Park City
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Jan 28, 9:00 PM MST
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Library Center Theatre
Park City
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Jan 29, 1:10 PM MST
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Megaplex Redstone - 2
Park City
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Feb 1, 9:40 AM MST
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Megaplex Redstone - 2
Park City
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Credits

Director(s)
Rory Kennedy
Screenwriters
Mark Bailey
Keven McAlester
Producers
Rory Kennedy
Mark Bailey
Keven McAlester
Cinematographer
Imre Juhász
Editors
Azin Samari
Jesse Overman
Composers
Camilo Forero
Chris Brocato
Music Supervisors
Randall Poster
Meghan Currier

Contact
Julie Frazier
jfrazier@netflix.com

Meet the Artist

Rory Kennedy

Rory Kennedy is an Academy Award–nominated, Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker. She has made over 40 films, including Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, Last Days in Vietnam, and Ethel. Her films have appeared on Netflix, HBO, and Hulu.

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