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Checkmate

2023•4m•PG•Drama
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A young boy enters a chess tournament to save his mother.

A teenage boy's mother needs money for surgery, but she can't afford it. After he finds a poster for a chess competition with a grand prize of $10k, he enters without knowing anything about the game to win the cash prize.

Alex Anderson · Director

Alex Anderson · Writer

Joa Contreras · Writer

Edie Hester · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime4m
LanguageEN
Release DateSep 3, 2023
Budget$60

Actors

Amos Pollock

Henry

Edie Hester

Henry's Mother

Joa Contreras

The Opponent

Alex Anderson

Bully

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