Brooklyn Castle (2012)
Directed by Katie Dellamaggiore
Sub-Genres - Sociology |
Release Date - Oct 19, 2012 (USA - Limited), Oct 19, 2012 (USA) |
Run Time - 102 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan
Filmmaker Katie Dellamaggiore documents a year in the lives of five young chess prodigies from Intermediate School 318, a Title 1 school in Brooklyn that is home to some of the nation's most-promising young strategists. Meanwhile, the chess team that has won 26 national titles faces serious setbacks in the form of a financial crisis that threatens the very future of their school.
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Keywords
chess, financial-crisis, prodigy, strategy