Film·2017·1h 38m

The Chess Player

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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.

Directed by Luis Oliveros

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8 credited

Marc Clotet
Marc ClotetDiego Padilla
Melina Matthews
Melina MatthewsMarianne Latour
Alejo Sauras
Alejo SaurasJavier Sánchez
Maarten Dannenberg
Maarten Dannenberg
Andrés Gertrúdix
Andrés GertrúdixPablo Mérida
Lionel Auguste
Lionel AugustePierre Boileau
Stefan Weinert
Stefan WeinertColonel Maier
Martin Angerbauer
Martin AngerbauerSoldier Kuhn

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