Checkmates

Apr 12, 2024

1h 38m

★ 6.9

Overview

Candela, the headmistress of an elite school, after a traumatic divorce, returns to her old high school to lead a group of rebellious students through chess. There she will learn that in chess, and in life, it doesn't matter if you are a king or a pawn, because everyone ends up in the same box.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Felicitas Media

Lightbox Animation Studios

Menudas piezas

Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group

Telecinco Cinema

Checkmates Trailers

Cast

Candela

Alexandra Jiménez

Virginia

María Adánez

Emilio

Francesc Orella

Santiago

Miguel Rellán

Lucas

Alain Hernández

German

José Manuel Poga

Lope

Luis Callejo

Luna

Rocío Velayos

Diego

Pablo Louazel

Iria

Verónica Senra

Keko

Kiko Bena

Yao

Tuoxin Qiu

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