The Dragon Defense

The Dragon Defense (2017)

La defensa del dragón

Being Afraid To Lose Is Like Being Afraid To Live

Samuel, Joaquín and Marcos, are three old friends living their lives in downtown Bogotá. They spend their days between Lasker – the legendary chess club, The Caribbean Casino, and La Normanda – a traditional coffee shop. Samuel, 53, is a professional chess player that lives of betting on small matches he knows he will win. His best friend is Joaquín, 65, an accomplished watch-maker who’s about to loose the workshop he inherited from his father. And then there’s Marcos, 72, a Spanish homeopath devoted to finding a formula to win poker matches. These three men have found shelter in the safety of their routines, avoiding to facing up to their failures. But a time comes when they are confronted by reality and causes them to stagger.

Date of release
2017-05-24
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Drama
Director
Natalia Santa

Casting

Interesting facts

The Dragon Defense is a 2017 Colombian drama film directed by Natalia Santa. The Spanish-language film was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

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