The Island Within

(2020)

★ 7 IMDb · 1 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2020

Runtime: 79 мин

Country: Azerbaijan, France

Director: Руфат Гасанов

Cast: Orxan Ata, Vidadi Həsənov, Рафик Азимов, Gurban Ismailov, Эльвин Адыгозель, Талех Юзбеков

Plot

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.