Posted by Hải Âu (24..179.96) on February 12, 2022 at 08:13:37:
Last night HA watched COLDEST GAME ... film hay
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In THE COLDEST GAME America is on the brink of nuclear war as Russian ships are on their way to Cuba, only 90 miles from the United States. The unidentified cargo is suspected to be offensive weaponry, a part of the Russian-Cuban effort to equip the island with ballistic missiles that have the capacity to reach the U.S. By chance, a highly-anticipated international chess match is to be held in Warsaw just as the Russian ships move toward their destination. In the scheduled match between the reigning Russian champion and a lauded U.S. master, the American has died suddenly. Rules allow a replacement. Josh Mansky (Bill Pullman), a formerly renowned chess master and university professor, but now a degenerate drunk and gambler, is approached by U.S. Intelligence officers. They implore him to substitute for his dead colleague. Barely able to stand on his feet, filthy, and often unintelligible, Mansky is recruited. What the hapless man doesn't know is that there's more than chess required of his services. Stealthy chases and narrow escapes will follow; bodies will fall; and in a blink of the eye (or a "King's Gambit"), Josh Mansky may become an unsung hero of the day.