• Director(s)

    Nacho G. Velilla

  • Production Year

    2025

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy, Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    99m

  • Cast

    Alexandra Jiménez, Luis Callejo, Rocío Velayos

Film

Checkmates

strong language, sex references, drug misuse

Based on a true story, a fish out of water teacher inspires her class of marginalised children to become chess champions in this Spanish comedy drama. …

Based on a true story, a fish out of water teacher inspires her class of marginalised children to become chess champions in this Spanish comedy drama.

language
Strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'pussy', 'dick', 'son of a bitch', 'shit', 'asshole' and 'tits'. People make the middle finger gesture.
sex
There are strong verbal sex references, including a boy telling a classmate that her 'mother swallowed last night' and references to 'dick pics'.
drugs
Teenagers take pills and smoke marijuana. There are also visual and verbal references to them dealing drugs.
additional issues
References are made to a boy sharing topless photos of a girl without her consent and to him sending her 'dick pics'. These actions are clearly condemned by a teacher who explains it is illegal and dangerous. Teenagers display racist behaviour towards a Chinese classmate, making 'slant eye' gestures and accidentally setting fire to his hair during a dangerous prank. Racism is not condoned by the film as a whole. Teenagers are seen sometimes neglected and emotionally abused by their parents. There are brief suicide references as well as moments of moderate violence and threat.

  • Director(s)

    Nacho G. Velilla

  • Production Year

    2025

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy, Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    99m

  • Cast

    Alexandra Jiménez, Luis Callejo, Rocío Velayos

strong language, sex references, drug misuse
Classified Date:
13/06/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Thunderbird Releasing Ltd
language
Strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'pussy', 'dick', 'son of a bitch', 'shit', 'asshole' and 'tits'. People make the middle finger gesture.
sex
There are strong verbal sex references, including a boy telling a classmate that her 'mother swallowed last night' and references to 'dick pics'.
drugs
Teenagers take pills and smoke marijuana. There are also visual and verbal references to them dealing drugs.
additional issues
References are made to a boy sharing topless photos of a girl without her consent and to him sending her 'dick pics'. These actions are clearly condemned by a teacher who explains it is illegal and dangerous. Teenagers display racist behaviour towards a Chinese classmate, making 'slant eye' gestures and accidentally setting fire to his hair during a dangerous prank. Racism is not condoned by the film as a whole. Teenagers are seen sometimes neglected and emotionally abused by their parents. There are brief suicide references as well as moments of moderate violence and threat.

  • Classified date

    13/06/2025