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The Polgar Variant

2014 · 68 min

A quiet, affectionate documentary portrait of driven childhood and family ambition, more thoughtful than dramatic, rewarding patient attention.

Directed by
Yossi Aviram
Overview
The extraordinary story of three Hungarian-Jewish sisters who were raised in communist Budapest of the 1970s to become chess masters.
How it feels
Earnest, warm and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Family, ambition, education, identity
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Directed by
Yossi Aviram
Written by
Yossi Aviram
Starring
Susan Polgar, Sofia Polgár, László Polgár, Klára Polgár, Judit Polgár
Runtime
68 min
Country
Hungary
Languages
English, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Spanish

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