Summaries

Each move could be the last one.

Mina, Beth and Martona are locked in Talavera Bruce Penintentiary, in Rio de Janeiro. Mina is the brain of the group, Beth is the impulsive one, and Martona is pure muscle. Mina controls the jail by selling drugs and goods, smuggled in by her sister, Jullienne. Mina is doing time for social security fraud, involving Senator Franco. The Senator thinks that she could snitch him to the authorities. So, he decided to bribe the warden to put an end to her life. But she is strong and smart, and the attempts against her are in vain. Now, it started a game of challenges and fight over power inside the pen, which the strongest and smarter will succeed.—Luis Antonio Pereira

Mina, Beth and Martona are locked in Talavera Bruce Penitentiary, in Rio de Janeiro. Mina (Priscila Fantin) is the brain of the group, Beth is the impulsive one, and Martona is pure muscle. Mina controls the jail by selling drugs and goods, smuggled in by her sister, Jullienne . Mina is doing time for social security fraud, involving Senator Franco. The Senator thinks that she could snitch him to the authorities. So, he decided to bribe the warden to put an end to her life. But she is strong and smart, and the attempts against her are in vain. Now, it started a game of challenges and fight over power inside the pen, which the strongest and smarter will succeed.—Anonymous

'JOGO DE XADREZ' (CHESS GAME) is an action thriller. A plot well elaborated, that involves political scandals, corruption and white collar crime. Mina (Priscila Fantin) is doing time for social security fraud, involving Senator Franco (Antonio Calloni). The Senator thinks that she could snitch him to the authorities. So, he decided to bribe the warden (Tuca Andrada) to put an end to her life. But she is strong and smart, and the attempts against her are in vain. Now, it started a game of challenges and fight over power inside the pen, which the strongest and smarter will succeed.

Details

Keywords
  • corruption
  • psychological thriller
  • mind game
  • psychological torture
Genres
  • Action
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date May 31, 2014
Countries of origin Brazil
Official sites Official site
Language Portuguese
Filming locations Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Production companies lafilms.tv

Box office

Budget $1000000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 20m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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