When the troubled son of an NGO worker refuses to take a test and announces that he is not leaving his room, his concerned mother asks one of her clients, a Cuban exile, for help in setting the boy straight. Gonzalo has decided to drop out of school, and his mother Ana isn't sure how to convince the boy that he's making a crucial mistake. Ana's client Carlos is a Cuban exile who makes his living selling cigars and artwork on the black market. When Carlos learns of Ana's dilemma, he calls on recently released convict Mikel to teach the boy how to play chess. Perhaps is young Gonzalo can master the game, he can learn to start living again. As the lessons get underway, each of these characters learns that in order to truly move on with their lives they much first break free of the bonds that prevent them from being who they really are.
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- Javier CámaraMikel
- Nathalie PozaAna
- Eman Xor OñaCarlos
- Leonor WatlingLaura
- Gonzalo PedrosaGonzalo
- Xosé Manuel EsperanteChico 1
- Mikel TelloRamón
- Fernando HechavarriaFabré
- Pere ArquilluéPascual
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- Manuel Martín CuencaDirector
- Manuel Martín CuencaWriter
- Alejandro HernándezWriter
- David CarreteroDirector of Photography
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