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Checkmate (2024 film)

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Checkmate
SpanishJaque mate
Directed byJorge Nisco
Screenplay byLeandro Calderone
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGuillermo Nieto
Edited byFrancisco Freixa
Music by
  • Alejandro Kauderer
  • Ignacio Tomás Gabriel
Production
companies
Distributed byDigicine
Release date
  • 25 January 2024 (2024-01-25)
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

Checkmate (Spanish: Jaque mate) is a 2024 Argentine action comedy film directed by Jorge Nisco from a screenplay by Leandro Calderone starring Adrián Suar. Maggie Civantos, José Eduardo Derbez, Tzachi Halevy, Benjamín Amadeo, and Charo López appear in supporting roles.

Plot

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Retired secret agent Duque is forced to return to action after his niece Juana is kidnapped by a terrorist group led by Rey, thereby coming to assemble his old team of international agents to carry out a heist for the ransom.[1][2]

Cast

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Production

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The film is a Patagonik and Amazon Studios production.[5] Shooting locations included Buenos Aires as well as Potrerillos, Valle de Uco, and Tunuyán in the province of Mendoza.[3]

Release

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Distributed by Digicine,[3] Jaque mate was released theatrically in Argentina on 25 January 2024.[6]

Reception

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Guillermo Courau of La Nación considered that despite being far from excellence, the film "is bearable and, prejudice aside, has little to envy to foreign titles".[2]

Pablo O. Scholz of Clarín gave the film a 'good' rating, writing about a "solid proposal for entertainment".[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Adrián Suar regresa al cine de acción con "Jaque Mate"". La Capital. 13 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Courau, Guillermo (25 January 2024). "Jaque Mate: tiros, explosiones y un Adrián Suar en veta Tom Cruise para una comedia bien filmada y entretenida". La Nación.
  3. ^ a b c Stiletano, Marcelo (15 December 2023). "Con Jaque Mate, Adrián Suar regresa a un viejo amor: las películas de acción". La Nación.
  4. ^ Capelo, María Eugenia (6 March 2024). "Adrián Suar en un thriller de acción que entrelaza el ajedrez con el crimen". Infobae.
  5. ^ "Jaque Mate, lo nuevo de Adrián Suar, llega a Amazon Prime Video". Ámbito Financiero. 1 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Llega una nueva edición de la Fiesta del Cine: todo lo que tenés que saber". Ámbito Financiero. 20 February 2024.
  7. ^ Scholz, Pablo O. (25 January 2024). "Adrián Suar vuelve a la acción haciendo Jaque mate". Clarín.