The Candidate
Chess Drama
December 31, 2025
8 min
✓ Released 269 days ago
Drama
Thriller
2.0
User Score
1 votes
About
"The Candidate" is a sports drama about a university chess player (Taishan) defending his spot in the team against a higher rated junior opponent (Schwaas). Taishan must rise above mind games, challenge the arrogant Schwaas and prepare for a final, dramatic showdown that will determine who gets to represent the chess team in university tournaments.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Vihaan Vyas
Runtime: 8 min
Top Cast
Taishan Lai
Taishan
Schwaas Dutta
Schwaas
Aditya Iyer
Commentator
Vihaan Vyas
Rajesh Chess Captain
