Zugzwang

Der ehemals gefragte Pianist Lucas Tillmann, verheiratet mit einer erfolgreichen Architektin und Vater einer dreijährigen Tochter, verfällt der Leidenschaft für Blitzschach und Backgammon, gerät immer mehr in den Strudel von Spielsucht, Drogen und Gewalt und setzt dabei Familienglück und berufliche Existenz aufs Spiel...

Matthieu Carriere, who once starred in German director Volkor Schlondorff's breakthrough film Young Torless, turns director himself for Fool's Mate. Michael Marwitz plays a once-famous concert pianist and chess whiz. He compromises his talents by casting his lot with a group of self-destructive druggies and gamblers. Marwitz' new circle of friends effectively ruins his marriage to Victoria Tennant, an English architect. Fool's Mate makes no effort to cheer up its audience, but this sort of fare apparently is what the European film-festival circuit thrives on.

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TheTVDB.com Movie ID 192102
Status Released
Released France May 20, 1989 (Cannes Film Festival - Un Certain Regard) Germany August 31, 1989
Genres Drama
Original Country France
Original Language German
Production Company ZDF
Distributor Concorde Filmverleih
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Victoria Tennant
as Alice Gordon
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María Barranco
as Teresa
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Mareike Carriere
as Judy Miller
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Mathieu Carrière
as
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Anatoli Karpov
as Chess player (as Anatoly Karpov)
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Michael Marwitz
as Lucas Tillman
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Alexandar Rasic
as Alex
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Peter Sattmann
as Hausemann
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Clayton George
as Clarence White
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Harry Baer
as
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Stuart Wilson
as Nikos Mitradis
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Mathieu Carrière

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Mathieu Carrière

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Udo Heiland
Joachim von Vietinghoff

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Zugzwang

Victoria Tennant as Alice Gordon * needs role-specific image

María Barranco as Teresa * needs role-specific image

Mareike Carriere as Judy Miller * needs role-specific image

Mathieu Carrière as * needs role-specific image

Anatoli Karpov as Chess player (as Anatoly Karpov) * needs role-specific image

Michael Marwitz as Lucas Tillman * needs role-specific image

Alexandar Rasic as Alex * needs role-specific image

Peter Sattmann as Hausemann * needs role-specific image

Clayton George as Clarence White * needs role-specific image

Harry Baer as * needs role-specific image

Stuart Wilson as Nikos Mitradis * needs role-specific image