Checkmates movie storyline. Upon losing her job at an elite school, social-class-climbing teacher Candela is forced to return to lecture at her former high school in a humble neighborhood of Zaragoza, using chess to help a group of socially-excluded students overcome their problems.
The film is a Telecinco Cinema, Felicitas Media, Menudas Piezas AIE, and Lightbox Animation Studios production, and it had the participation of Mediaset España, Movistar Plus+, Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group, Aragón TV, Gobierno de Aragón, and Diputación de Zaragoza. The film was shot in Zaragoza and Madrid.
Selected within the non-competitive slate of the 27th Málaga Film Festival’s official selection, the film premiered on March 3, 2024. Distributed by Paramount Pictures Spain, it was released theatrically in Spain on April 12, 2024.
Checkmates (2024)
Menudas Piezas
Directed by: Nacho G. Velilla
Starring: Alexandra Jiménez, Luis Callejo, Francesc Orella, María Adánez, Miguel Rellán, Alain Hernández, José Manuel Poga, Rocío Velayos, Pablo Louazel, Verónica Senra, Kiko Bena
Screenplay by: David S. Olivas, Marta Sánchez Guillén, Nacho G. Velilla
Production Design by: Esther García Roures
Cinematography by: Andreu Ortoll
Film Editing by: Javier Gil Alonso
Costume Design by: Ana Martínez Fesser
Art Direction by: Diana Bordas, Raúl Sotelo López
Music by: Juanjo Javierre
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures Spain
Release Date: March 3, 2024 (Málaga), April 12, 2024 (Spain)
Views: 29
