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FAHIM - THE LITTLE CHESS PRINCE (FAHIM)
DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, CANADA
 
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Post-Production - FRENCH - Family

Log Line

A modern fairytale of a refugee child taking the chess world by storm.

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Pierre-François MARTIN-LAVAL
Writer(s) : Philippe ELNO, Pierre-françois MARTIN-LAVAL, Thibault VANHULLE
Cast : Gérard DEPARDIEU, Isabelle NANTY, Ahmed ASSAD

Producer(s) : Patrick GODEAU (Waiting For Cinema)

Synopsis

Forced to flee his native Bangladesh, eight year-old chess prodigy Fahim arrives in Paris with his father. Refused asylum, as illegal immigrants they spiral downwards into homelessness and desperation.

By a stroke of luck, Fahim is introduced to one of France’s top chess coaches, Sylvain (real name: Xavier Parmentier), who tutors him and gives him a sense of purpose - his struggles on the chessboard mirroring both his victories and his crushing defeats in his battle for a normal life.

Fahim then rises through local and national tournaments only to be crowned France’s Under-12 Chess Champion in 2012.

The film tells the story of a child who learns to live without his mother and without his father, far from home, from his roots and his language. Fahim’s tale is not only a moving account of the grim realities that underlie a supposedly caring society, but also a
heartwarming testimony to a father’s determination, the kindness of strangers, and one small boy’s courageous will to succeed.

Production

Country(ies) : FRANCE

BELGIUM Oct 16, 2019 PARADISO FILMED
CANADA LES FILMS OPALE
CANADA Oct 16, 2019 SKEYE INFLIGHT
FRANCE Oct 16, 2019 WILD BUNCH DIST
GERMANY TOBIS FILM GMBH
ISRAEL RED CAPE DISTRI
ITALY Dec 05, 2019 BIM DISTRIBUZIO
KOREA (Sou GREEN NARAE MED
SWEDEN May 08, 2020 NJUTAFILMS


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