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| Director: | Nacho G. Velilla | ||
| Cinematography: | Andreu Ortoll | ||
| Editing: | Javier Gil Alonso | ||
| Music: | Juanjo Javierre | ||
| Distributor: | Paramount Pictures Spain | ||
| Country: | Spain | ||
| Language: | Spanish |
Checkmates (es|'''Menudas piezas'''|links=no) is a 2024 Spanish comedy film directed by . 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 .[3] The film was shot in Zaragoza and Madrid.[4]
Selected within the non-competitive slate of the 27th Málaga Film Festival's official selection, the film premiered on 3 March 2024.[5] [6] Distributed by Paramount Pictures Spain, it was released theatrically in Spain on 12 April 2024.[7]