Jaque Mate (film)

Jaque Mate is a 2011 Dominican drama film directed and written by José María Cabral. The film was selected as the Dominican entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards.[1]

For other uses of "Jaque Mate", see Jaque Mate (disambiguation).

Jaque Mate
Film poster
Directed byJosé María Cabral
Written byCésar León López
José María Cabral
StarringAdrián Mas
Frank Perozo
Marcos Bonetti
Michelle Vargas
CinematographyHernan Herrera
Release date
  • 12 April 2011 (2011-04-12)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryDominican Republic
LanguageSpanish

Cast

Plot

David Hernandez is the well-known host of a popular fictional game show, “Jaque Mate” (Checkmate). The show has a segment in which he answers calls from audience members. One day he receives an anonymous call, telling him his son and his wife have been kidnapped. The kidnapper threatens him with killing them if he doesn't follow his instructions, making David play his game on live television. This results in David's pursuit to get his family back safe and sound.[2]

Production

Development

The director was inspired to write the script after watching the documentary “Fuga o Muerte” (Run or Die) about the robbery of Dominican Republic's Banco del Progreso in 1993.[3]

Dominican production house, Antena Latina Films, produced the film. The film premiered on 12 April 2011. The premier was widely publicized through social media by the production company. They encouraged the public to attend the premier by raffling tickets through various media outlets. [4]

Awards
Award Result Notes Ref.
Palm Springs International Film Festival Nominated [5]
Washington D.C. International Film Festival Win First Feature Award [6]
Chicago Latino Film Festival Nominated [4]

See also

References
  1. "Jaque Mate, nominada por RD a los Oscar". El Nacional. 18 September 2012. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013.
  2. "Jaque Mate". Listin Diario. 25 March 2012.
  3. "José M. Cabral y su "Jaque Mate"". Listin Diario. 9 July 2012.
  4. ""Jaque mate" presenta una premier masiva". Listin Diario. 13 April 2012.
  5. "Película dominicana Jaque Mate, participa en premios Palm Springs Film Festival". Acento. 6 January 2013.
  6. ""Jaque Mate" gana premio Opera prima en Washington". Diario Libre. 24 April 2013.
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