"Based on a true story from 1998, five Latino and Black teenagers from the toughest underserved ghetto in Miami fight their way into the National Chess Championship under the guidance of their unconventional but inspirational teacher."
John Leguizamo
as Mario Martinez
Rachel Bay Jones
as Principal Kestel
Michael Kenneth Williams
as Mr. Roundtree
Corwin C. Tuggles
as Sedrick Roundtree
Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
as Ito Paniagua
Angel Bismark Curiel
as Rodelay Medina
Will Hochman
as Gil Luna
Jeffry Batista
as Marcel Martinez
Zora Casebere
as Chanayah
Ramses Jimenez
as Andre Lamar
Todd Allen Durkin
as Detective Ransone
Brandon Somers
as Harutyun Akopyan
Isaac Beverly
as Pickle
Ruben E. A. Brown
as Donny
Sydney Arroyo
as Cornelia
Carlos Guerrero
as Mr. Mann
Michele Lepe
as News Reporter
Tatum Price
as Flight Attendant
Director
Dito Montiel
Writer
Joseph Krutel
Co-Producer
Carla Berkowitz
Executive Producer
Jamie Kirkpatrick
Editor
Jason Mandl
Producer
J. Mark Harrington
Production Design
Mark Dane
Set Decoration
Avy Kaufman
Casting
Emilio Estefan Jr.
John J. Brunetti Jr.
Associate Producer
Harvey Chaplin
Scott M. Rosenfelt
Elayne Schneiderman Schmidt
Danny Santiago
Costume Design
Zach Zamboni
Director of Photography
Lewis Zucker
Art Direction
Carol Raskin
Hair Department Head
Chris Hajian
Original Music Composer