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Completed - ENGLISH - Drama - 112 minutes

Log Line

A John Leguizamo Film. Based on a True Story - Miami, 1998. a group of inner city youth beat all odds and take home the U.S. National Chess Championship, while facing poverty, broken families, and a prejudiced system working against them.

Year of production : 2020

Director(s) : John LEGUIZAMO
Cast : John LEGUIZAMO, Rachel Bay JONES, Michael K WILLIAMS

Producer(s) : Scott ROSENFELT, Jason MANDL

Synopsis

Miami - 1998. Poverty, broken families, and a prejudiced system push underprivileged youth to the fringes of society. But for a magnetic group of teens, there’s a reprieve. A game where it’s not about where you come from, but how you play. That equalizer is chess. Mr. “T” Martinez, a chess militant and passionate coach, leads them to a completely foreign field of battle.

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Country(ies) : USA

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