Candela, the headmistress of an elite school, after a traumatic divorce, returns to her old high school to lead a group of rebellious students through chess. There she will learn that in chess, and in life, it doesn't matter if you are a king or a pawn, because everyone ends up in the same box.
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Alexandra Jiménez
Candela
Nacho G. Velilla
Director
Nacho G. Velilla
Writer
Marta Sánchez
Writer
David S. Olivas
Writer
Marc Ilundain
Executive Producer
Leonor Acosta
Executive Producer
Nacho G. Velilla
Producer
David S. Olivas
Producer
Álvaro Augustín
Producer
Nicolás Matji
Producer
Mónica Iturriaga
Producer
Gustavo Ferrada
Producer
Ghislain Barrois
Producer
Andreu Ortoll
Director of Photography
Juanjo Javierre
Original Music Composer
