Checkmates (film)

Checkmates (Spanish: Menudas piezas) is a 2024 Spanish comedy film directed by Nacho G. Velilla. Its cast features Alexandra Jiménez, Luis Callejo, Francesc Orella, and María Adánez.

Checkmates
Theatrical release poster
SpanishMenudas piezas
Directed byNacho G. Velilla
Screenplay by
  • David S. Olivas
  • Marta Sánchez Guillén
  • Nacho G. Velilla
Produced by
  • Ghislain Barrois
  • Álvaro Augustin
  • Nacho G. Velilla
  • Gustavo Ferrada
  • Nico Matji
Starring
CinematographyAndreu Ortoll
Edited byJavier Gil Alonso
Music byJuanjo Javierre
Production
companies
  • Telecinco Cinema
  • Felicitas Media
  • Menudas Piezas AIE
  • Lightbox Animation Studios production
Distributed byParamount Pictures Spain
Release dates
  • 3 March 2024 (2024-03-03) (Málaga)
  • 12 April 2024 (2024-04-12) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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.[1][2]

Cast

Production

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.[5] The film was shot in Zaragoza and Madrid.[6]

Release

Selected within the non-competitive slate of the 27th Málaga Film Festival's official selection, the film premiered on 3 March 2024.[7][8] Distributed by Paramount Pictures Spain,[5] it was released theatrically in Spain on 12 April 2024.[9]

See also

References

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