Mikhail Tal. From a Far
2016•1h 0m•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Staņislavs Tokalovs
Writer
Staņislavs Tokalovs
Studio
Ego Media
Production
Company
Ego Media
Producer
Guntis Trekteris
Recommended
7.6
Queen of Chess
2026
6.9
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
6.5
A Toxic Love Story
2026
7.4
I Am Heath Ledger
2017
7.9
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
7.8
Being James Bond
2021
7
Sidney
2022
7.2
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
7.4
Love, Antosha
2019
7.4
For the Love of Spock
2016
6.7
Gilbert
2017
8.3
S4: The Bob Lazar Story
2026
6.7
Cameraperson
2016
6.8
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish
2025
8.1
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
7.5
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
2018
6.9
Justin Bieber's Believe
2013
6.8
I Am Ali
2014
6.2
Seduced and Abandoned
2013
6.8
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
Similar Movies
8.3
Karpov Kasparov - Two Kings for a Crown
2014
7.6
Queen of Chess
2026
Rey Ardid: La gran partida
2013
6.8
Bobby Fischer Against the World
2011
7
Untold: Chess Mates
2026
8.5
Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin
2018
8
Kasparov: Chess Rebel
2024
6.9
Brooklyn Castle
2012
6.5
Glory to the Queen
2020
King's Gambit
2025
6.8
Magnus
2016
5.8
Knight Moves
1992
7.1
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993
Evan's Gambit
2019
Make Your Move
2018
5.2
Once Upon a Spy
1980
Dabaru
2024
Kings
2026
6.1
The World Champion
2021
6.7
Pawn Sacrifice
2015