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Chess Game (2014)

Chess Game poster
Original title
Jogo de Xadrez
Directed by
Luis Antonio Pereira
Genre
thriller film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
16
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is sent to prison for a social security fraud that involves a senator. The senator bribes the prison warden to keep her from talking to authorities.

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What happens

Chess Game (Portuguese: Jogo de Xadrez) is a 2014 Brazilian thriller film written and directed by Luis Antonio Pereira. The film follows the story of a woman who is sentenced to prison because of a social security fraud involving a senator. The senator fears that she can tell the truth to the authorities, so he bribes the prison warden to prevent her from telling the truth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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