The Chess Player

SPAIN RELEASE
24/03/2017
MADRID PRODUCTION COMPANY
Tornasol Films, S.A. ; Telemadrid ; Ishtar Films, S.L.
Address
(Tornasol Films) Plaza del Cordón 2 Bajo Izq. 28005 Madrid
TELEPHONE NUMBER
913664364
OTHERS PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Gomera Producciones, A.I.E. ; Hernández y Fernández Producciones Cinematográficas, S.L.
DISTRIBUTION
Syldavia Cinema, S.L.
INTERNATIONAL SALES
Latido Films

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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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Artistic and technical data

PRODUCTION YEAR
2017
Genre
Drama
DURATION
98
FILM RATING
Not recommended for audiences under 12
Original version
Spanish
Locations
Budapest (Hungary), Gran Canaria (Spain)
Production
Juan Antonio Casado, Gerardo Herrero, Julio Castedo, Javier López Blanco, Mariela Besuievsky
Direction
Luis Oliveros
Cast
Marc Clotet, Melina Matthews, Alejo Sauras, Lionel Auguste, Stefan Weinert, Pau Durà, Mike Hoffman, Maarten Dannenberg, Christian Stamm, Andrés Gertrúdix
Music
Alejandro Vivas
Photography
Juan Carlos Gómez
Edition
Teresa Font
Project financing
ICAA, RTVE