Checkmate (2024 film)

Checkmate
Checkmate
Spanish	Jaque mate
Directed by	Jorge Nisco
Screenplay by	Leandro Calderone
Produced by	Adrián Suar; Juan Pablo Galli; Juan Vera; Christian Faillace;
Starring	Adrián Suar; Maggie Civantos; José Eduardo Derbez; Tzachi Halevy; Benjamín Amadeo; Charo López; Diego Cremonesi; Mike Amigorena;
Cinematography	Guillermo Nieto
Edited by	Francisco Freixa
Music by	Alejandro Kauderer; Ignacio Tomás Gabriel;
Production; companies	Patagonik Films; Amazon Studios;
Distributed by	Digicine
Release date	25 January 2024;
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

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

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

Adrián Suar as Duque^[3]
Maggie Civantos as Sofía^[1]
Mike Amigorena as Rey^[4]
José Eduardo Derbez as Molo^[1]
Tzachi Halevy as Iair^[1]
Diego Cremonesi [es] as Gaucho^[1]
Benjamín Amadeo [es] as Malcosido^[2]
Charo López as Nancy^[1]
Fiorella Indelicato as Juana^[2]

Production

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

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

Reception

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]

References

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

[lacapital-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Adrián Suar regresa al cine de acción con "Jaque Mate"". La Capital. 13 December 2023.

[courau-2] 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.

[stiletano-3] 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.

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