''Checkmates'' () is a 2024 Spanish comedy film directed by . Its cast features

Alexandra Jiménez Alexandra Jiménez Arrechea (born 4 January 1980) is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her role as África Sanz in the sitcom ''Los Serrano''. She starred in the TV series ''La pecera de Eva'', broadcast between 2010 and 2011. Between 201 ...

Luis Callejo Luis Callejo Martínez (born 1 August 1970) is a Spanish actor. Biography Luis Callejo Martínez was born in Segovia on 1 August 1970. He trained his acting chops at the local Municipal Theatre Workshop, later joining the Madrid's RESAD. Calle ...

Francesc Orella Francesc Orella i Pinell (; born 11 June 1957) is a Spanish actor of Cinematography, cinema, television, theater and Dubbing (filmmaking), dubbing mainly known for his title role in the series ''Merlí (TV series), Merlí'' on Televisió de Catal ...

, and

María Adánez María Adánez Almenara (12 March 1976) is a Spanish actress, director, writer and producer. Career Adánez's most popular works include ''Pepa y Pepe'', ''Farmacia de guardia'', ''Aquí no hay quien viva,'' and ''La que se avecina''. She is now ...

Plot

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 Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...

, using

chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...

to help a group of socially-excluded students overcome their problems.

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Production

The film is a

Telecinco Cinema Telecinco Cinema, S.A.U. is the film production division of Mediaset España. It produces both feature films and television films. History Telecinco Cinema is a subsidiary film company of Mediaset España. Formerly known as Estudios Picasso, the ...

, Felicitas Media, Menudas Piezas AIE, and Lightbox Animation Studios production, and it had the participation of

Mediaset España Grupo Audiovisual Mediaset España Comunicación, S.A.U. (formerly Gestevisión Telecinco, S.A. and Mediaset España Comunicación, S.A.) is a Spanish media company, controlled by the Italian-based company MFE – MediaForEurope N.V., which i ...

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, Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group,

Aragón TV Aragón TV is a radio and television network in Aragon, named CARTV−''Corporación Aragonesa de Radio y Televisión''. It is state media, owned by ''Televisión Autonómica de Aragón S.A.'' It is part of the Spanish government's FORTA media ...

, Gobierno de Aragón, and . The film was shot in

and

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

Release

Selected within the non-competitive slate of the

27th Málaga Film Festival The 27th Málaga Film Festival ran in Málaga, Spain from 1 to 10 March 2024. Background In October 2023, festival director Juan Antonio Vigar stated that the organization was seeking to thin the non-competitive slate of the festival's officia ...

's official selection, the film premiered on 3 March 2024. Distributed by Paramount Pictures Spain, it was released theatrically in Spain on 12 April 2024.

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