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The Island Within

The Island Within

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 13, 2020

Runtime

1h 19m

Genres

Drama

User Score

70%

Original Title

Daxildəki Ada

Production Companies

Arizona Films, Debut Film Studios, Azerbaijanfilm

Director

Rufat Hasanov

Description

Seymour Tahirbekov is an international chess grandmaster from Azerbaijan. Having won the Candidates Tournament, Seymour earns the right to challenge the defending world champion Skroten Gudmonson in the World Chess Championship match. With a few weeks left before the championship match, Seymour’s psychological and emotional state deteriorates under escalating abuse and pressure to succeed by any means.