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Clay chess pieces discover war is hell, and also very squishy.
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Chess (2019)

Stop-motion chaosExistential dreadTiny clay carnage

Overview

Animation

A chess game in which the pieces are made of plasticine starts begins as per usual, but the board soon turns into total chaos.

Flag of RURURussian
Content warning
claymation

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Plasticine warfare that hurts to watch.

Direction

Six minutes of escalating clay-based trauma.

Best for:Solo: Late night when you need to feel weird about existence.·Friends: With someone who thinks Wallace & Gromit is too wholesome.
Heads up:Disturbing: Chess pieces suffer creatively. You will wince.·Violence: Graphic clay dismemberment. Surprisingly upsetting.
A

Director

Alexey Pochivalov

ReleasedMar 16, 2019
Runtime6m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Soyuzmultfilm

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Cultural

Pochivalov's short emerged from Russia's rich stop-motion tradition, but ditched whimsy for nihilism.

Insight

The 6-minute runtime mirrors chess's 'blitz' format—here, speed doesn't save anyone from the inevitable.

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