On the example of situations that arise with chess pieces, one can discover diverse unflattering traits of a human character. Three short stories about own benefit and the desire to become the most important and unfair fight. So, we have a chess board, and one of the pawns begins its journey...
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Tadeush Pavlenko Director · Borys Kryzhanivskyi Writer Anatolii Havrylov Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1990 · Produced in Russia · Original title Навколо шахів
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Kyivnaukfilm
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Russia
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Original title
Навколо шахів
Original language
Ukrainian
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No dialogue
Release dates
Russia · January 1, 1990
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