Movies: Chess

Selected for the Cannes 2012 Short Film Corner. A man is standing in the middle of a river when he receives a phone call asking about his current whereabouts, and so we see the preceding moments explaining how he got there and why, all played fully i...

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A chess game between two brothers gets ugly....

A documentary about the top Dutch chess players of 1979...

A metaphysical odyssey of the Individua members as they grapple with mysterious masked figures and the imminent waiting for them at the end of the snowy forest....

In an old library, two armies of chess pieces are about to start a war....

Martin wants to reconcile with his son Lucas, however, Lucas blames his father for the accidental death of his mother Julia. The reunion unleashes a tense exploration of their emotions and wounds that have yet to heal....

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A Grim Reaper forms an unlikely friendship with a young girl....

A couple's break up gets out of hand as the man tries to woo his woman back in a strange house. Hijinks ensue....

Documentary about an unlikely youth chess team from Indianapolis who went on surprise the chess world with their success. The team, made up of young African Americans with no previous experience and led by their devoted teacher, went on to win the Un...

A delusional young boy explains a day in his life and his passion for Chess....

It's constantly going on - the battle of the brains. Across the chessboard, people of all varieties and all ages meet. A rhythmic tribute to chess....

An intense chess match between two men who become increasingly judgmental on the inside....

A boy plays a game of chess by himself but after looking away for a moment he realizes the pieces on the board have begun to move by themselves....

When a young man finds himself in an unexpected battle he needs to act fast in order to save what he loves....

The speed chess tournament that has taken place once in a month for already 35 years involves well-known people from the field of culture. The game has no other purposes than the game itself. Some hobbies may seem funny for bystanders; however, for t...