The Chess Player
2017
HistoryDrama
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.
Rating
6.4
44 votesPopularity
0.6476
Origin & Countries
ES | es | Spain
Production
Hernández y Fernández PC,Tornasol Media,Ishtar Films
Runtime
98 min.
Budget (M$)
0.2 / 0ROI Infinity%
Status
Released
Release: 5/5/2017
Credits
Luis OliverosDirector
Marc ClotetDiego Padilla
Melina MatthewsMarianne Latour
Alejo SaurasJavier Sánchez
Maarten Dannenberg
