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Long Live the Queen (1995)

A fairytale about chess

Genre : Adventure, Drama, Family

Runtime : 1H 58M

Director : Esmé Lammers

Synopsis

A fairytale about a young girl who learns to play chess and at the same time finds her father.

Actors

Maya van den Broecke
Maya van den Broecke
Black Queen
Lisa De Rooy
Lisa De Rooy
Susanne de Wall
Cas Enklaar
Cas Enklaar
White Bishop
Derek de Lint
Derek de Lint
Bob Hooke
Rudolf Lucieer
Rudolf Lucieer
Teacher
Pieter Lutz
Pieter Lutz
Sara's Grandfather
Serge-Henri Valcke
Serge-Henri Valcke
Black King
Monique van de Ven
Monique van de Ven
White Queen
Jack Wouterse
Jack Wouterse
White King
Tiba Tossijn
Tiba Tossijn
Sara

Crews

Esmé Lammers
Esmé Lammers
Director
Esmé Lammers
Esmé Lammers
Writer

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