Directed by:
Elodie NamerScreenplay:
Elodie NamerCinematography:
Julien PoupardCast:
Michelangelo Passaniti, Lou de Laâge, Magne Håvard Brekke, Viktoria Kozlova, Adam Corbier, Fabien Libiszewski, Aliocha Schneider, Thomas Solivéres (more)Plots(1)
An International Chess Tournament is about to begin in Budapest, and a group of youngsters is doing some heavy partying in a 5-star hotel. Among them is 22 year old French mastermind Cal Fournier, the natural favourite in the competition. But when his chief adversary turns out to be an unknown nineyear-old prodigy, the invincible Cal begins to questio everything. His late nights, his coach, his girlfriend, his fellow players... Cal may have a lot more to lose than a tournament. (Moscow International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Michelangelo Passaniti
Best movies:
The Tournament (2015)
Lou de Laâge
France
Best movies:
The Vortex of Life (2022)
Boîte noire (2021)
Anna Karénina (2013) (TV movie)
Magne Håvard Brekke
Best movies:
Sister (2012)
Goodbye First Love (2011)
1001 Grams (2014)
Viktoria Kozlova
Best movies:
The Tournament (2015)
Adam Corbier
Best movies:
The Tournament (2015)
Fabien Libiszewski
Best movies:
The Tournament (2015)
Aliocha Schneider
Best movies:
The Vortex of Life (2022)
Closet Monster (2015)
Maman est chez le coiffeur (2008)
Thomas Solivéres
Best movies:
The Intouchables (2011)
Edmond (2018)
Breathe (2014)
Péter Horkay
Hungary
Best movies:
Citizen X (1995) (TV movie)
Il tunnel della libertà (2004) (TV movie)
Konyec (2007)
Declan Hannigan
Ireland
Best movies:
The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
Atomic Blonde (2017)
Gauthier Battoue
Best movies:
The Romanoffs (2018) (series)
Pil (2021)
The Jungle Bunch 2: World Tour (2023)
Jean-François Cayrey
Best movies:
The Intouchables (2011)
Barbaque (2021)
Homeland (2013)
Nicolas Lormeau
Best movies:
Europa Europa (1990)
The Azur & Asmar: Princes' Quest (2006)
The Tournament (2015)
Jean-Philippe Puymartin
France
Best movies:
My American Uncle (1980)
Ernest et Célestine : Le voyage en Charabie (2022)
SK1 (2014)
Arauna Bernheim-Dennery
Best movies:
Qui a envie d'être aimé ? (2010)
The Tournament (2015)