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The Chessplayer (2017)

El jugador de ajedrez
Running time: 98 min. | Genre: Drama, Family, World War II, Nazism, Prison drama, 1930s, Chess
The Chessplayer

Synopsis

In 1934 Diego Padilla wins the Spanish Championship of Chess and meets a French journalist, Marianne Latour, and they fall in love. At the end of the Civil War, Marianne convinces Diego to live in France with their daughter, where shortly afterwards Diego will be accused of spying by the Nazis and imprisoned in an SS prison. In prison, Diego will try to survive in a hostile environment thanks to Colonel Maier's passion for chess.

Nominations & Awards

Málaga Film Festival

  • Golden Biznaga - Best Film NOMINATED

Details

Original title

El jugador de ajedrez

Director

Luis Oliveros

Producer

Ishtar Films, Tornasol Films, Hernández y Fernández P.C

Running time

98 min.

Screenwriter

Julio Castedo

Music

Alejandro Vivas Puig

Cinematography

Juan Carlos Gómez

Year

2017

Country

Spain Spain

Ranking

Unopeliculas
7.0

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