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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2017-05-05
Runtime: 98 mins
Director: Luis Oliveros
Writer: Julio Castedo
Spoken language: Español
Genres: History, Drama
Original title: The Chess Player
Production Companies: Hernández y Fernández PC, Tornasol Media, Ishtar Films
Production Countries: Spain
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