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40 Chess Boards

2020 · 17 min

A hushed, chamber-like short that turns a distant war announcement into a private, quietly devastating reckoning.

Directed by
Alfonso Gastiaburo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Juan Nemirovsky, Jorge de la Rosa, Cristian Marchesi
Overview
Argentina 1939. As the World Chess Championship is taking place, breaking news shocks the participants: Germany has invaded Poland and World War II has erupted. The impact of this news on one particular player is dramatic.

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Directed by
Alfonso Gastiaburo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Juan Nemirovsky, Jorge de la Rosa, Cristian Marchesi
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • obsession
  • fate
  • isolation
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Alfonso Gastiaburo
Starring
Juan Nemirovsky, Jorge de la Rosa, Cristian Marchesi
Cinematography
Ana Julia Manaker, Baltasar Albrecht
Runtime
17 min
Country
Argentina
Languages
Hebrew

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