The Chessplayer

Drama, History, War · 2017

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.

Starring

Marc Clotet, Gerardo Herrero, Teresa Font, Melina Matthews, Luis Oliveros, Alejo Sauras, Maarten Dannenberg, Juan Carlos Gómez, Juan Carlos Gómez, Andrés Gertrúdix, Julio Castedo

Director

Luis Oliveros

Producer

Gerardo Herrero