Mostafa Gamal

Isaac hasn’t spoken a single word since the age of six. After his father left, an inexplicable silence settled within him. Years later, as no one has ever truly understood what happened to him, an unexpected event forces him to confront the wound he has carried since childhood. What would it take for someone who has chosen silence for their entire life to speak again?

The Chess Player follows Maxime, a young man rejected by everyone around him. Hoping for friendship, he only finds isolation. His sole refuge is the chessboard, where each move becomes his way of coping with loneliness.