Is The Chess Player sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Chess Player scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Chess Player easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Chess Player violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Chess Player end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Chess Player

Name: The Chess Player
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 2017
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Marc Clotet, Melina Matthews, Alejo Sauras, Maarten Dannenberg, Andrés Gertrúdix

Directed by Luis Oliveros

Produced by Hernández y Fernández PC, Tornasol Media

201798 min6.3 / 10

A historical drama about survival and human connection forged through chess in the shadow of Nazi imprisonment.

In 1934 Diego Padilla wins the Spanish Championship of Chess and meets a French journalist, Marianne Latour, and they fall in love. At the end of the Civil War, Marianne convinces Diego to live in France with their daughter, where shortly afterwards Diego will be accused of spying by the Nazis and imprisoned in an SS prison. In prison, Diego will try to survive in a hostile environment thanks to Colonel Maier's passion for chess.

Clusters

Loyalty Under Pressure Toxic Romantic Relationships Historical Forbidden Romance Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship Nazi Germany And Resistance

Genres

History Drama

Keywords

Chess Nazi Imprisonment

Questions people ask

Is The Chess Player sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Chess Player scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is The Chess Player easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Chess Player violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does The Chess Player end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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