Directed by:
Luis OliverosScreenplay:
Luis OliverosCinematography:
Juan Carlos GómezComposer:
Alejandro VivasCast:
Marc Clotet, Melina Matthews, Alejo Sauras, Stefan Weinert, Mike Hoffmann, Andrés Gertrúdix, Pau Durà, Lionel Auguste, Martin Angerbauer, Dan Martin (more)Plots(1)
After Diego Padilla wins the Spanish Chess Championship he meets a beautiful French journalist called Marianne and they soon marry and have a daughter. But when the Spanish Civil War breaks out and his best friend is assassinated, Mariana convinces Diego to move to France; fate deals them a cruel hand when Diego is accused of spying by the Nazis and imprisoned in an SS prison. His survival and the opportunity to reunite with his wife and daughter will depend now on his frequent chess matches with Nazi Colonel Maier. (Chicago Latino Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Marc Clotet
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Melina Matthews
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Alejo Sauras
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Stefan Weinert
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Mike Hoffmann
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Andrés Gertrúdix
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Pau Durà
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Lionel Auguste
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Martin Angerbauer
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Dan Martin
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Antonio Cifo
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Barnabás Szabó Sipos
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Attila Bardóczy
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