The Island Within
7.0
“THE REAL GAME IS IN THE MIND!”
Seymour Tahirbekov is an international chess grandmaster from Azerbaijan. Having won the Candidates Tournament, Seymour earns the right to challenge the defending world champion Skroten Gudmonson in the World Chess Championship match. With a few weeks left before the championship match, Seymour’s psychological and emotional state deteriorates under escalating abuse and pressure to succeed by any means.
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Orkhan Ata
Seymour Tahirbekov
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Rufat Hasanov Director · Orkhan Abbasoff Cinematographer Elturan Mammadov Production designer
First release August 14, 2020 · Produced in Azerbaijan, France · Languages Azerbaijani, English
Production
Arizona Films
Production
Debut Film Studios
Production
Azerbaijanfilm
Production
Azerbaijan · France
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Languages
Original title
Daxildəki Ada
Original language
Azerbaijani
Spoken on screen
Azerbaijani · English
Release dates
Bosnia & Herzegovina · August 14, 2020
Premiere · Sarajevo Film Fesitval
Azerbaijan · October 28, 2021
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Azerbaijan
August 2, 2021 · Premiere · YARAT Müasir İncəsənət Mərkəzi — Kinosevərlər Gecəsi
Russia
November 13, 2020 · Theatrical · Moscow Premiere International Film Festival of the Commonwealth Countries
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