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The Chess Player

The Chess Player

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 5, 2017

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

History, Drama

User Score

65%

Original Title

El jugador de ajedrez

Production Companies

Hernández y Fernández PC, Tornasol Films, Ishtar Films

Director

Luis Oliveros

Revenue

$244,806

Description

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.