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Queen of Chess

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United States202593 minEnglish, Hungarian
Queen of Chess

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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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.

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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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

    Aracely Huerta

    aracelyh@netflix.com

    3233856777

Meet the Artist

Panelist Name

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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