Mikhail Tal. From a Far is a documentary exploring the unpredictable and tragic life of the genius world chess champion Mikhail Tal, Riga's native son. Mikhail Tal becomes the youngest world chess champion at 23. The same year, he was diagnosed with incurable kidney disease and given only one year to live. Through sheer will and reckless abandon he managed to live another 40 years, filling them with a string of remarkable chess successes, unexplainable failures, amorous conquests and a life-threatening game of cat and mouse with the KGB.
Budget
Not disclosed
Revenue
Not disclosed
Studio
Ego Media1 review
Title
Mikhail Tal. From a Far
Released
Mar 31, 2016
Rated
Not rated
Region of Origin
Latvia
Original Audio
Russian
Runtime
1h
Status
Released
Studio
Ego Media
