Chess Behind Bars
Switzerland / Norway / Germany / Netherlands / Finland, Planned for 4th quarter 2028
FILM,
Documentary,
90 min.
Chess, the game of kings, is taking the world’s prisons by storm. In this film, we follow male and female prisoners who train with passion to win national and international prison championships. With every move, they try to escape the daily grind of prison life and develop strategies to confront their past and reclaim their future.
credits
- World Premiere
- Planned for 4th quarter 2028
- Original Version
- English, colour, DCP, 90 min.
- Production
- La Belle Film GmbH, Folk Film AS, Dirk Manthey Film, Basalt Film, Zone2 Pictures Oy
- Producer
- Kaleo La Belle, Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen
- directed by
- Ivo Zen
- Written by
- Ivo Zen
- Cinematography
- Kaleo La Belle
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- La Belle Film GmbH