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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Reception[edit]

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[edit]

^ ^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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