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Spanish | Menudas piezas |
Directed by | Nacho G. Velilla |
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Cinematography | Andreu Ortoll |
Edited by | Javier Gil Alonso |
Music by | Juanjo Javierre |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures Spain |
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Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Checkmates (Spanish: Menudas piezas) is a 2024 Spanish comedy film directed by Nacho G. Velilla . Its cast features Alexandra Jiménez, Luis Callejo, Francesc Orella, and María Adánez.
Upon losing her job at an elite school, social-class-climbing teacher Candela is forced to return to lecture at her former high school in a humble neighborhood of Zaragoza, using chess to help a group of socially-excluded students overcome their problems. [1] [2]
The film is a Telecinco Cinema, Felicitas Media, Menudas Piezas AIE, and Lightbox Animation Studios production, and it had the participation of Mediaset España, Movistar Plus+, Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group, Aragón TV, Gobierno de Aragón, and Diputación de Zaragoza . [5] The film was shot in Zaragoza and Madrid. [6]
Selected within the non-competitive slate of the 27th Málaga Film Festival's official selection, the film premiered on 3 March 2024. [7] [8] Distributed by Paramount Pictures Spain, [5] it was released theatrically in Spain on 12 April 2024. [9]