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THE CHESS PLAYER (EL JUGADOR DE AJEDREZ)
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Completed - SPANISH, FRENCH, GERMAN - Drama - 98 minutes

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Diego, a chess player champion have to move to France when the Spanish Civil War breaks out. After falsely being accused of spying, he is sent to jail and chess will be his only option of survival.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2017 (Debut)
  • Ventana Sur 2017 (Line up)
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Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Luis OLIVEROS
Writer(s) : Julio CASTEDO
Cast : Marc CLOTET, Melina MATTHEWS, Alejo SAURAS, Lionel AUGUSTE, Stefan WEINART, Pau DURA, Mike HOFFMANN, Maarten DANNENBERG, Christian STAMM, Andres GERTRUDIX

Producer(s) : Juan antonio CASADO, Gerardo HERRERO, Julio CASTEDO, Javier LÓPEZ BLANCO, Mariela BESUIEVSKY

Synopsis

1934. After winning the Spanish Chess Championship, Diego Padilla meets Marianne, a beautiful French journalist. When the Spanish Civil War breaks out they decide to move to France to save their lives. But, once the Nazis occupy Paris, Diego faces danger once again when he is sent to jail after being falsely accused of spying. In this situation, chess will provide his only chance of survival…

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Country(ies) : SPAIN

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Festivals and Awards

Ventana Sur 2017 Video Library


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