Movie
The Island Within
2020 · 79 min
A quiet, claustrophobic descent into a competitor's mind, where mental pressure and family strain feel heavier than any match.
- Directed by
- Rufat Hasanov
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Orkhan Ata, Vidadi Hasanov, Rafig Azimov
- Tagline
- THE REAL GAME IS IN THE MIND!
- Overview
- Seymour Tahirbekov is an international chess grandmaster from Azerbaijan. Having won the Candidates Tournament, Seymour earns the right to challenge the defending world champion Skroten Gudmonson in the World Chess Championship match. With a few weeks left before the championship match, Seymour’s psychological and emotional state deteriorates under escalating abuse and pressure to succeed by any means.
- How it feels
- Tense, melancholic, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Obsession, ambition, family, identity
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Rufat Hasanov
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Orkhan Ata, Vidadi Hasanov, Rafig Azimov
