Make Your Move (2018)
CHESS!
Gênero : Comédia
Runtime : 12M
Director : Brooks Vernon
Sinopse
Two chess champions have a secret match to decide once and for all which of them is the better player.
Os soviéticos eram considerados os reis do xadrez e Boris Spassky (Liev Schreiber) era tido como invencível. Mas eis que Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire), jovem fenômeno norte-americano, o desafia no Campeonato Mundial de 1972, em plena Guerra Fria. EUA e URSS se enfrentam no tabuleiro em Reykjavík, capital da Islândia, e apenas um enxadrista sairá vencedor.
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Após dez anos, um cavaleiro retorna das Cruzadas e encontra o país devastado pela Peste Negra. Sua fé em Deus é sensivelmente abalada e, enquanto reflete sobre o significado da vida, a Morte surge à sua frente querendo levá-lo, pois chegou sua hora. Objetivando ganhar tempo, convida-a para um jogo de xadrez que decidirá se ele parte com ela ou não. Tudo depende da sua vitória no jogo e a Morte concorda com o desafio, já que não perde nunca.
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