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THE KING’S PAWN follows a former chess prodigy who challenges the world-champion with a super computer he spent his life designing. With so much media attention and such high stakes surrounding the event, is it possible that someone from the computer’s side might have interfered with the match’s outcome?
Directed by Jonah Bleicher. Written by Darren Anderson and Jonah Bleicher. Produced by Rob Cristiano and Josh Cohen. Photographed by Zachary Halberd. Principal cast: Collin Ware (as Martin Bloom), Jakob von Eichel (Christoph Wolff), Shanga Parker (Vik), Julian Murdoch (Young Christoph Wolff), Logan Riley Bruner (Young Martin Bloom).