Year of Production
2017
Country of Production
Colombia
Running Time
79 min
Language
In Spanish with English subtitles
Cast

Victoria Hernandez, Maia Landaburu, Hernán Méndez

Festivals/Awards

Cannes Film Festival 2017 – Nominee for the Golden Camera Award

Format
HD
La Defensa Del Dragon
The Dragon Defense
Natalia Santa

This is the story of three old friends in downtown Bogota. A chess player and small-time gambler, a watch maker who refuses to close down his shop, and a Spanish homeopath obsessed with poker. They spend their days between the legendary chess club Lasker, The Caribbean Casino, and La Normanda, a coffee shop. Finding comfort in the confines of their routines, they avoid failure at all costs. When this comfort is put at risk however, each man will have to figure out that in life, as in love, it’s never too late to take a chance.

 

Samuel, Joaquín y Marcos son tres viejos amigos que pasan sus días en el centro de Bogotá, entre el legendario club de ajedrez Lasker, el Casino Caribe, y el tradicional café La Normanda. Pero llega un momento en que la realidad los confronta y los hace tambalear. Entonces tendrán que tomar decisiones que ponen en riesgo esa seguridad, decisiones aparentemente pequeñas pero que los obligarán a replantear su lugar en el mundo.

In collaboration with the Embassy of Colombia

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