Summaries

During a chess tournament, grand master Peter is suspected of murdering Debi after sex. He helps the police as the murders continue.

A chess grandmaster is in a big tournament, and when his lover is found painted up and the blood drained out of her body he becomes a chief suspect. After he gets a call from the killer urging him to try and figure out the game, he cooperates with police and a psychologist to try and catch the killer, but doubts linger about the grandmaster's innocence as the string of grisly murders continues.—Ed Sutton <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • neo noir
  • investigation
  • police officer
  • chess
  • psychologist
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Jan 15, 1992
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States Canada Germany
Language English
Filming locations Tea Lobby, Empress Hotel, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Production companies Lamb Bear Entertainment Ink Slinger Productions Knight Moves Productions

Box office

Budget $9000000
Gross US & Canada $923418
Opening weekend US & Canada $459900
Gross worldwide $923418

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 56m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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