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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
Candela, the headmistress of an elite school, after a traumatic divorce, returns to her old high school to lead a group of rebellious students through chess. There she will learn that in chess, and in life, it doesn't matter if you are a king or a pawn, because everyone ends up in the same box.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 59GoodWatch 65
IMDb5.9
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 10098Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 10 countries, rent or buy in 18 more
Released
2024
April 12, 2024
2 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Made in
- Spain
23 of 23
Alexandra JiménezCandela
María AdánezVirginia
Francesc OrellaEmilio
Miguel RellánSantiago
Alain HernándezLucas
José Manuel PogaGerman
Luis CallejoLope
Rocío VelayosLuna
Pablo LouazelDiego- VSVerónica SenraIria
Kiko BenaKeko- TQTuoxin QiuYao
Jorge AsínToni
Najwa KhliwaClaudia- ALAitor LosohaMbaye
- MMMaría Martín MartínezChica Emo
Cristina AlcázarNatalia- PDPaul DolucaseviBosco
Saida BenzalGema- CBCarmen BarrantesFlor
Daniel OrtizRicardo- HWHuichun WangLee
- NRNina ReinaMei
Directing · 1
- Nacho G. Velilla Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 2
- David S. Olivas Writer, Producer
- Marta Sánchez Writer
Production · 9
- Marc Ilundain Executive Producer
- Leonor Acosta Executive Producer
- Nicolás Matji Producer
- Álvaro Augustín Producer
- Mónica Iturriaga Producer
- Ghislain Barrois Producer
Camera · 1
- Andreu Ortoll Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Javier Gil Alonso Editor
Sound · 2
- Juanjo Javierre Original Music Composer
- Sergio Burmann Sound
Art · 1
- Esther Garcia Roures Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Ana Martínez Fesser Costume Design
- Raquel Fidalgo Makeup Artist
- Sergio Pérez Berbel Hairstylist
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