"Chess is the great equalizer" 18 December 2020 Drama 117 mins
Based on a true story from 1998, five Latino and Black teenagers from the toughest underserved ghetto in Miami fight their way into the National Chess Championship under the guidance of their unconventional but inspirational teacher.
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John Leguizamo as Mario Martinez
Rachel Bay Jones as Principal Kestel
Michael Kenneth Williams as Mr. Roundtree
Corwin C. Tuggles as Sedrick Roundtree
Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Ito Paniagua
Angel Bismark Curiel as Rodelay Medina
William Hochman as Gil Luna
Jeffry Batista as Marcel Martinez
Zora Casebere as Chanayah
Ramses Jimenez as Andre Lamar
Todd Allen Durkin as Detective Ransone
Brandon Somers as Harutyun Akopyan
Isaac Beverly as Pickle
Ruben E. A. Brown as Donny
Sydney Arroyo as Cornelia
Carlos Guerrero as Mr. Mann
John Leguizamo Director
Dito Montiel Writer
Chris Hajian Original Music Composer
Zach Zamboni Director of Photography
Lewis Zucker Art Direction
John J. Brunetti Jr. Associate Producer
Harvey Chaplin Executive Producer
J. Mark Harrington Production Design
Scott M. Rosenfelt Producer
Jason Mandl Producer
John Leguizamo Executive Producer
Carla Berkowitz Executive Producer
Joseph Krutel Co-Producer
Avy Kaufman Casting
Carol Raskin Hair Department Head
Jamie Kirkpatrick Editor
Королевский гамбит [Critical Thinking (2019)] Trailer
France 05 May 2021
Russia 21 January 2021
Taiwan 18 December 2020
United States 04 September 2020
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