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NOVEMBER 1956. AFTER TWO WEEKS OF REBELLION, RUSSIAN TANKS INVADE BUDAPEST.

SURVIVING REBELS FACE A LONG TIME IN PRISON OR DEATH.

THEIR ONLY CHANCE IS TO FLEE TO THE WEST.

WHILE THEY CAN...

Márta!

Where have you been?

Thanks for the ride.

I told you I was coming. Why didn't you stay at home?

Don't you dare tell me off when even now you are that late!

Is that all your luggage? Have you not brought anything?

Yes, I have. See, this is for you.

Don't open it now. Do it on the train!

Come on, let's go!

Not this way.

RUSSIANS GO HOME

What did your grandma say?

She cried.

Everything will be fine.

Come on!

Damn bastards!

Get off!

I can't breathe!

Wait! A pawn is missing.

Márta! Let's go! Do you want to die here?

It is still here!

It is that train!

I don't believe this. How long can this... take?

I am getting on!

You said you can get me out for 40 dollars.

And you got that! The ticket costs 40 dollars!

Come on, Imre! Please!

What are you doing?

- Hey! What are you doing? Let him go! - Don't touch me!

- Get your hands off me! - There won't be any trouble!

Don't hurt him!

I am going to follow you! There won't be any trouble!

Not in front of his children! Please!

Don't do this! Imre!

This is our last chance. It is now or never.

István!

How much is the ticket?

Fifty dollars.

Make it 20.

No bargaining here.

That's all I got.

That will do.

Hold onto it!

I don't have a weapon.

Are you alone?

Yes.

Get on!

I used to be as brave and determined as you are.

I knew God had a task for me.

I was all ready for it.

Stop!

I have delivered the priest.

A book. The Current Criminal Code.

A rosary,

wristwatch,

cross on leather strap,

a harmonica.

A Virgin Mary pendant

and another religious book.

Pair of glasses.

Your name?

I had previously declared that I was not going to confess,

only torture may result in my doing so...

Do you think those who had your declaration are still running free?

Your name?

Réder Bálint.

Profession?

Turn to the wall!

Curtains! Close all the curtains!

Márta!

Márta!

If you can't find your girlfriend, I will be here.

István!

Oh! Have they harmed you? What happened?

All good. Have you seen any free seats?

None this way, let's go to the back!

This is your ticket! Hold on to it. They can ask for it any time!

Ticket?

Can I?

Don't push me, you hooligan!

These "hooligans" fought back against the world's strongest army.

Really, so what are we all doing on this train, then?

- Peasant! - Plebe!

- I can't stand these people. - I know!

You watched the whole revolution from your armchair!

István! I know, I understand,

but we must at least stick together now!

We don't have to listen to these people too much longer.

We will be fine.

Give me a hug, Grumpy.

Dear God! What amazing luck.

I am always lucky.

I am very cold!

Even here inside?

Let's find a seat!

Excuse me, have you seen a little boy, about this tall?

- Sorry, but no! - No.

Thanks. Andris!

If you have children, you have got to look after them!

Márta!

- Just leave it. I will do it! - Oh! Thanks a lot, young man.

I will put this one up too, all right?

Well, if you can.

- How could you carry it this far? - There is always someone who helps.

Can you help me?

I have got some horsetail herb that stops bleeding.

Maybe it can help. I will also change your bandage.

What did you pack in here, dear?

Only our whole life.

- Best time to wake up. - Managed a bit of sleep?

He has not slept for five days and now he drops off immediately.

I wasn't sleeping, I was just thinking.

About what?

About all these books in the library.

Whether anyone is ever going to read all of them?

That is what I have been thinking of every night.

I read them all, and now here I am without a single book.

Now I think I have forgotten them all.

He had an explosion trauma in 1944 when the Russians fired on us.

I always used to treat my son's wounds with this.

I am taking some for him too.

Is your son already out there?

For two days.

At first he didn't want to leave us behind.

He was hesitating. Should he stay, should he go...

Don't need to talk so much, who cares about our stuff?!

Have some bran cookies!

Some can't stomach it.

We just call it the branny.

No, thanks.

The truth is my son had no choice.

He was out there in the streets.

Armed as well.

I don't know if he killed anyone,

- but he was gone for days. - Now that is really enough!

Exactly like quite a few of us.

I know where I know you from.

You are an actor.

I saw you in the Vig Theatre.

Listen here! Did we turn the gas off?

Of course we did. You must be joking!

Excuse me, is that a chess set you are holding?

I was expecting to be beaten.

To have my nails ripped off.

But they did not torture me.

They developed a very specific method for me.

I wasn't allowed to see any human faces.

Interrogation number seven...

your financial qualifications made you an ideal treasurer.

Why did you resign on March 31st of this year?

Who did you pass the records to?

Where did they hide it?

On November 9th in 1944, you had been arrested

for antiestablishment provocations.

You had told the Nazis where the treasures were hidden.

The Nazis beat me so much, I lost a kidney,

but they got nothing out of me.

The Communists were fully aware of that.

We will keep torturing your fellow prisoners

until you give up the contact person.

Who is the keeper of the illegally gained treasures

and the currency sent from the Vatican?

Where are you, my Lord?

Is that what you want from me? Is that my mission?

How could I testify about you?

Why have you sent me here, where nobody sees me or knows that I am here?

When you suffered, curtains got torn and the ground rumbled.

But I am dug under here.

Nobody sees me and I don't see anyone.

I have been left alone, like Daniel among the lions.

Alone, like Joseph in the well.

Alone...

Alone.

Is that a chess set you are holding?

Yes.

I would really not like to impose.

My name is Sándor Czentovics, but if any of you would be up for a game,

- we definitely have the time for it now. - I am really sorry,

but it is not a good time.

If you happen to change your mind,

I am a few compartments down.

So, let's see...

Wait here!

Excuse me, sir!

I don't play chess, but I think my girlfriend would like to play you.

Would she, really?

Yes, she really likes chess.

But if you play, why don't you play for money?

Say, for 50 dollars.

Well, I might win as well.

Fifty dollars is a lot of money.

I don't believe you can beat her,

but if you do...

I can offer this.

If you insist, I can shake hands on it.

But let's do it in the large carriage, the next one.

We may be less disruptive there.

All right, as you wish.

Have you got a family?

No turning around!

You could tell me about yourself!

Or ask if I liked the dinner!

Or was it lunch? I don't know what time it is.

I can't bear this silence!

When did I last see a human face?

The face is the mirror of the soul.

But without the face, where is the soul?

What if I'm losing my soul?

I am...

like every human...

Highness...

iceberg, enigma...

strange and timeless...

Distant...

will-o'-the-wisp,

distant will-o'-the-wisp.

1989...

8512...

divided by...

227...

8512...

equals...

The choice is yours.

You talk or you'll lose your mind.

Holding onto your faith will not help this time.

My faith is not escapism, but a certainty,

and you can't take it from me.

Religion is an ill-formed ideology

to brainwash the exploited and impoverished masses.

But you just carry on praying.

You pray, we wait.

All games end eventually.

The author of this letter is obvious about the treasures,

and it was addressed to you.

Whose signature is that below?

Who are you protecting?

What a lovely set.

Beautiful.

Unfortunately, a pawn is missing.

Yay! Where have you been?

Life is not a mess when you play chess.

I have got some brannies.

Thank you very much.

- Please take some. - No, thanks.

Very kind, but no, thanks.

Thanks.

Are you timing us, István?

I have got a stopwatch too.

Oh. What a tool!

- How long shall we do? - Ten minutes each.

As you wish.

Scandinavian Defense.

I must congratulate you on your girlfriend.

With the knight! It doesn't bite!

She plays very well.

She is a registered player. She has even beaten Gedeon Barcza.

Huh! So many famous passengers here.

It's never easy for a young man

when his babe is smarter than him.

Most figures are peasants both in chess and in life.

I see... It's diabolic, but I see!

That will hurt.

Onlookers must shut up!

She is in trouble.

Are you a professional too?

I wouldn't really call myself a professional.

Some said I was a young talent,

but life led me to other routes.

This young lady plays with excellent tactics.

She is a remarkable partner.

Your girlfriend is only one step away from promoting her queen.

Yes, I know.

Just make that move!

Please don't!

Sleep properly!

Facing outside! Hands visible!

To interrogation!

Turn to the wall!

Who is holding on to the illegally gained treasures?

Sleep properly!

Facing outside! Hands visible!

We will keep torturing your fellow prisoners

until you give up the contact person.

To interrogation!

To interrogation!

Turn to the wall!

Turn to the wall!

No turning around!

And then one day...

there was this book.

A book.

You are an imperialist agent.

You and your accomplices hid 150,000 US dollars

that was sent to support the reactionist movement of the church.

What could it be?

Goethe!

Who are you protecting?

I wish it was Goethe.

He always gives me something new no matter how many times I reread him...

but had he written such a slim book?

Let it be fiction. It always has more letters.

No, it'd better be poetry...

Attila József! Every line of his is so deep.

Let's calm down.

Let's calm down.

"One hundred and fifty mastergames."

Please don't promote your pawn yet, lady, wait a bit.

If you promote it to a queen now,

the gentleman will attack on the king's side.

He will deliver a check with his knight.

Then you will lose the game within a few moves.

Wait a bit!

First take his bishop with your rook.

After that, the queen can come.

If you attack smartly, you can achieve a draw with a perpetual check.

That is the most you can get out of this game.

Mind your own business.

Please, excuse me.

- The queen is the prettiest. - No, the king.

Enough!

She doesn't want a draw here.

One minute.

White delivers a check with his knight on f7.

If black takes it with the bishop, it won't help, as white has another knight.

Takes the bishop, so the knight moves to f7 again,

which leaves one single move for black,

which is the king on h5,

after which white delivers a checkmate with the queen on g5.

This position is very similar

to Alekhine's game played in Odessa in 1919.

Thank you for the game.

Maybe you should have listened to the Father.

Congratulations, you are going to go a long way.

You did listen to him. For that, well done.

Excuse me.

Please wait!

You are totally innocent. You were simply right.

- I don't know what happened. - Your watch. -Thank you.

Don't apologize.

I just couldn't help myself.

Nothing to apologize for.

So, let me congratulate you once again,

and thank you for the game.

- I really do not insist on the ring... - István!

Did you bet on me?

I thought you could win against an amateur.

Márta, wait!

I hate when you do this! I hate it!

It wasn't your mother's wedding ring.

Have you wasted your mother's wedding ring?

Should I feel awkward because I wanted to propose to you?

After my first angry reaction, I understood

that God gave me the most beautiful gift with that chess book.

Finally, I was able to shift my thoughts from the interrogations

and from my worries that I may betray others.

After six days, I was able to play my first full game

without glancing at the book.

Since then I was finally able to live according to a schedule again:

two games in the morning, two in the afternoon,

and a quick review in the evening.

D2, D4...

Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky.

E2-e4... e7-e5.

The game began with a King's Gambit.

The white sacrifices a pawn in order to develop quickly...

Comrade Lieutenant, I report

that Bálint Réder's resistance has started to break down.

B! The prisoner's name is B!

Understood!

B finally started to mention names last night.

They all sound like imperialist spies to me,

so they may be his contacts.

I wrote down the following names:

Adolf Anderssen, Lionel Ki...

Kieseritzky.

The latter sounds Polish to me.

Did he say anything else?

Yes, he did. He was listing letters and numbers.

I am sorry, but I can't remember them as I could not write them down.

Good. Keep watching him!

- You may leave. - Comrade Lieutenant,

shouldn't we encourage him with a bit of beating?

No. You may leave.

Just understand that your boyfriend trusted your talent in chess that much.

Or he is that stupid.

Not stupid.

Not everyone was so well connected that they could go to a university.

I could tell you about that too.

What matters is that he is hardworking.

I could see how fast your brain moves.

It is enough that you know where to go and he can just follow.

Mama!

- Mama! - Hey, kid! That way!

István! Please forgive me for this recent incident.

I was naive and insensitive.

Do take it back, please!

A bet is a bet.

Yes, but it makes me awfully uncomfortable.

I really have caused far too much trouble with my thoughtlessness.

István, please...

Thank you.

- Márta! Where are you going? - Leave it!

Let her go now.

Looking for someone?

Andriska!

Father!

Has it got two clockworks?

Yes! Only one barrel and spring.

However, the escape wheel has two hairsprings.

I see that you're a technical type of bloke too.

That too. This, for example, is a...

Márta is a very clever girl.

Right. She can easily beat all the technical university students.

I thought you were a tech student.

I thought an engineer.

I did not want a degree for them.

I became a locksmith instead. With that, you can always make some extra cash.

You were out there in the streets!

So what?

Did you fight?

Do we know each other?

I really liked you in The Seagull.

You were remarkable as Trigorin.

Despite that the director was shockingly bad.

I am really sorry that we have to meet here. Take one.

Let me help.

Your wound needs treatment urgently.

Otherwise, you may bleed out.

If I must die, I will die in the West.

Have you seen the conductor?

"Conductor."

I need to talk to him.

What for? Be glad he is not here.

I am not supposed to be here.

I will look for him.

Father!

Excuse me, Father!

Sorry, Father!

Have you made up with him?

Yes.

Very well.

I am awfully sorry.

I feel so embarrassed that I interfered with that game.

I really regret not listening to you.

How come we have never met?

Never have seen you at any tournaments.

That's because I'm not a chess player.

No problem. I still want to learn from you.

I can't play chess.

Why are you saying that?

I have never played with anyone in my whole life.

Why are you telling me this?

Márta, please believe me.

There's nothing in this world I would love more than playing a game with you.

On a real board with real figures.

But I can't. It could cause enormous trouble.

Why?

You! Show me your ticket!

I don't remember you at boarding.

Find him!

I don't get why he is acting as a conductor.

He is a simple human trafficker.

Father!

Will you to tell me why you mustn't play chess?

This is János.

- Exactly like his father, isn't he? - Yes, he really looks like him.

Do your parents know that you are leaving?

I meant to call my father, but there were no free lines.

I will call from out there.

I am so proud

of all of you fighters.

As if you were my children.

When was this taken?

I don't even remember.

Márta has been gone for a very long time now.

Look! This is Papa...

You can't open the windows.

- Excuse me... Sorry... - Hey!

What are you doing? Don't push me...

After two or three happy months, I came to a halt.

I knew those 150 games in and out.

I needed a change.

I had to try to play against myself.

It is extremely straining.

You start with the white,

then follow with the black.

The black tries to think

with the white's head, then it's the other way around.

But if black and white are the same person,

in this impossible situation

the same brain knows and ignores something at the same time.

The very same brain. You see?

It is a kind of schizophrenia.

Exactly.

Schizophrenia.

So that is why I can't play.

Márta...

it's all fine.

My father was a Calvinist pastor.

The Nazis killed him.

I am extremely sorry.

You resemble him so much.

Will you tell me one more thing?

How did it end?

Márta!

Márta!

Márta, come quickly, there is some trouble!

What did I say about the ticket?

- Leave him! - What did I say about the ticket?

At least wait till the border. You can throw me off there.

It can't be too far.

Nobody is crossing the border without a ticket.

The ring! Give him the ring, István!

No value. Throw him off!

Will someone help?

Wait!

You won't throw someone off the last refugee train, will you?

Got the 50 dollars or not?

I don't have it.

I have got it.

If you play me in chess and win,

I will pay for the young man's ticket.

I vouch for his ticket.

So, man, don't you want to make another 50 dollars?

Don't you "man" me!

You have got to decide before we get to the border.

Won't wait any longer. No freebies here.

I have thrown one off already.

If it really is your first game, I don't think

- we should have a time limit. - Is this your first game?

You must be joking.

Father, I am going to see István.

Will you be all right?

I was just thinking how can he possibly have so much money?

He could even book this compartment just for this game.

Does it matter? He has it and that's that.

I know where he sits.

I will look around a bit. Just hold the fort here.

István, please!

Just bear it a bit longer.

Let's hope the Father will win and it will all be fine.

I am fine, don't need any cheering up.

You gave me your ticket.

How is the game?

Why is he making him wait that long?

I am really worried about him.

The priest? What about? The chess game?

Yes.

I know this. I used to lose you for days.

No, no, it's different.

Where could he possibly go?

- Who? - This...

Trigorin, I am sure he reported me to the conductor.

I swear I saw the Secret Police in one of the carriages.

Everyone is suspicious again.

They still are.

No use leaving Hungary, it follows us.

Do you know which bag belongs to that man with the hat on who sat here?

It's hanging there.

Thanks!

OUT OF ORDER

Do call me if you are ready for the altar and need a priest.

At least think!

You are really well prepared.

Will you tell me how many steps ahead you are?

You play very well.

You know precisely that there is only one way to defend yourself here:

you push the pawn ahead to f3.

Do you always play chess so impatiently?

You steal the best part of it from yourself.

PERSONAL FILE

The Chalice of Mátraháza, Charles I of Hungary's coins,

six kgs of pure gold

had all been stored in the cellars of the parish in Zalaegerszeg until 1942.

Where did you transport them to?

We're done for today.

The first phase is successful.

We have distanced him from his faith.

His strongest fort.

Very stylish.

This whole chess book

has been a master plan, Comrade Czentovics!

Must congratulate you again!

Without your background in chess, we wouldn't be this far.

Now he really won't be able to think of anything else but chess.

His two minds are most certainly

splitting as we speak.

If we can deal with two personas in one body,

chances are double that one will talk.

Will his state stabilize or only while playing chess?

Obviously I can't answer your question, Comrade.

Maybe if we are lucky, one persona won't even realize

that the other one had spoken to us.

If you can't find your girlfriend,

I will be here.

István!

Is that a chess set you are holding?

Yes.

How rare it is to see anyone hurrying so much out of the toilet.

Maybe we shall put together what we have.

Let's chat a little.

I would like to confess.

I am listening.

I will tell you what you want to know.

I will tell you where the treasures are.

Why don't you do it?

Just look at you.

All they want is one tiny name.

It would make everything so much easier.

Move!

What is all this martyrdom for?

Why?

For whom?

You could be out there for ages.

I will help you.

I can talk. You won't need to.

You could carry on working out there.

Move!

No, I won't.

Not until

you call the guard and tell him you want to confess.

Go on! Let's play!

I want to confess!

I want to confess!

Who are you?

Can we have a little chat?

Only look at the board! Don't care about anything else!

Believe me, I know what is on the board.

Shall I bring a glass of water?

Yes, please.

The pawn hits the bishop on f3. Come on! Come on!

Are you all right, Father?

Soon, I will move soon.

The pawn hits the bishop on f3. Soon.

But let's settle something first.

Where is the money?

What money?

I have known it from the very first second that you recognized me.

Why do you think I wanted to play with you?

I don't know what you are talking about.

Move!

I will move soon!

We will finish the game. It's very exciting

and you are not doing bad.

No, not at all.

Move!

But first tell me something quick!

Quick!

Ask me quick!

Where are the packages? Here on this train, right?

Who has them?

Where is the treasure?

Whose signature is it at the end of the letter?

Where did you hide the money?

Very exciting and you aren't doing bad.

Where are the treasures?

Where is the treasure?

I will move soon!

I have no doubt.

I can't wait any longer! I can't wait!

Just ask!

I will answer.

And in the meantime, move!

Just ignore him, carry on!

I have told you all.

We are very close to our targets.

B is already playing chess.

Your girlfriend is sitting next to him.

They trust each other.

You are a very clever man, István.

Strong, fast, young...

and handsome.

You can go a very long way in the West.

Only you both are as poor as a church mouse.

On this train there is a huge bunch of gold hidden somewhere

and only B knows where.

Where is the treasure?

I know it's here on this train, as your plan was to smuggle it all to Rome.

Where is it?

The treasure is in the back of the train.

Sorry, Father. The toilet was locked, but I got some water from Mrs. Teca.

Leave us alone!

- You must stop playing! - Don't interfere!

Leave us alone! Please!

I need to get some fresh air...

Now? You are winning!

You can checkmate me in a second.

You have planned it all.

The chess... all of it...

You can't really plan something like that.

We followed B and remained hopeful.

So you approached me just after boarding.

We have no time to waste.

We get off at the border. You can go to the West with your share.

Deal?

Only if we go half and half!

I hope at least the toilet stays.

I have an offer:

let's play one single game.

If you win, we will let you go free.

If I win,

you will sign your confession

and tell us who knows where the treasures are.

And if I won't play?

Then we will pass your file on to public prosecutions

and you will be sentenced to death for conspiracy.

You choose.

I have lost a button.

Are you all right, Father?

- Yes, thank you. - How is the game?

The game?

I didn't take it on.

To the public prosecution.

István!

Márta, go back to our carriage!

Why?

- What's that? - He has a weapon!

- Have you moved? - I have.

What scared you away from God, Mr. Czentovics?

I realized it was a misconception.

Didn't you even believe as a child? Children are still so close to God.

My childhood was not suitable for such closeness - move.

Just a second.

Did the idea that you have sacrificed your life for

take you closer to anything at all?

Don't you want to move?

Yes. Of course.

- This is check... - I know.

- It's forbidden. - I know.

I don't get it.

You won.

Are you giving it up?

Do you know what it brings?

I am fully aware.

Let's swap.

When I count to three, they start walking towards each other.

Okay.

One, two,

three!

You scum! The Secret Police are on the train!

You scum Fascists!

I hit my back really hard.

No worries.

Stalinist! This man is a Stalinist!

He has no weapon!

EMERGENCY BRAKE

We Hungarians are not going to hurt each other, are we?

Is there a doctor here?

We must get a doctor.

Well, if you did propose,

I would maybe say yes.

Wow, they decked you out again.

What are you saying, my love?

There is a hole in your jumper.

I don't get it.

No bargaining here.

- I am not supposed to be here. - I am very cold.

I've already thrown one free rider off.

Márta!

Your wound hurts!

We must get off. It's not a train!

- What? - This is not a train!

Stop.

It is finished.

ARISE, YOU WRETCHED OF THE EARTH

You won.

How did you do it?

Where did you get all this strength from?

I don't know.

It is easy for you.

For martyrs, it is always easier.

And you could always hold onto your faith.

Whenever I had any.

But were we close?

Does it matter?

Just tell me one thing:

did you know who held the treasures?

This is the treasure.

Did you know?

I did.

Wherever we end up, you will have a cushy place.

You can lean back.

Well, I don't think so.

I have been preaching so much of forgiveness

and love all my life...

Of love?

Unconditional love.

So?

That's the point.

And what is next now?

Sit down...

István! Look!

I have stopped bleeding. I am so much better.

Márta.

Márta, give me the ticket!

This is my ticket. She is the free rider.

It's too late now. She can't get off.

The border is too close.

Please save her.

I asked you how many tickets you had.

It is your fault she is here.

What is that way?

Nothing for you.

If you try, you'll stay forever on this train

and you will be my servant.

“Pro Libertate.”

There is another carriage.

Márta! Come.

Papa!

What? What happened?

We didn't turn off the gas.

Where is our János?

...so I took the gun out of this Russian's hand...

The prince said: "I'll wait till the end of times if I have to..."

This one is still alive! Stretcher, quick!

Hold on, we are coming!

Take the boy off her!