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Diplomatic Chess

2025 · 6 min

A taut, wordless standoff where two stubborn men turn a deadlocked negotiation into a tense, symbolic duel.

Directed by
Tristan Benaiche
Genres
War, Thriller
Starring
Gilles Leyssenot, Marc Feldhun, Adrien Amiel
Tagline
WAR THROUGH CHESS
Overview
Two warring army generals, unable to negotiate peace agreements, succumb to violence. Just as all seems lost, their eyes converge on a wooden box on the table: the negotiation turns into a game of chess.

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Directed by
Tristan Benaiche
Genres
War, Thriller
Starring
Gilles Leyssenot, Marc Feldhun, Adrien Amiel
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • power
  • violence
  • obsession
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism5
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
war, thriller
Directed by
Tristan Benaiche
Written by
Tristan Benaiche
Starring
Gilles Leyssenot, Marc Feldhun, Adrien Amiel, Thibault Poletti
Cinematography
Imanol Bourdoncle
Runtime
6 min

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