Plot
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.
Written by
Julio Castedo, Stefan Zweig
Directed by
Luis Oliveros
Crew
Production Countries
Spain
Production Companies
Ishtar Films, Tornasol Films, Hernández y Fernández Producciones Cinematográficas
Languages
Español
Awards
16 wins & 4 nominations
Scores
# of Votes
919
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA