Checkmate

A teenage boy's mother needs money for surgery, but she can't afford it. After he finds a poster for a chess competition with a grand prize of $10k, he enters without knowing anything about the game to win the cash prize.

Cast

Amos Pollock

as Henry

Edie Hester

as Henry's Mother

Joa Contreras

as The Opponent

Alex Anderson

as Bully

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