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Brooklyn Castle

IMDb 7.2 · Rotten Tomatoes 96% · Metacritic 77

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"Imagine a school where the cool kids are the chess team. Welcome to I.S. 318"

Brooklyn Castle is a documentary about I.S. 318 – an inner-city school where more than 65 percent of students are from homes with incomes below the federal poverty level – that also happens to have the best, most winning junior high school chess team in the country. (If Albert Einstein, who was rated 1800, were to join the team, he’d only rank fifth best.) Chess has transformed the school from one cited in 2003 as a “school in need of improvement” to one of New York City’s best. But a series of recession-driven public school budget cuts now threaten to undermine those hard-won successes.

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ChessScholarshipCompetitionChess ChampionChess TournamentPublic SchoolWoman Director

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What is Brooklyn Castle (2012) about?

Brooklyn Castle is a documentary about I.S. 318 – an inner-city school where more than 65 percent of students are from homes with incomes below the federal poverty level – that also happens to have the best, most winning junior high school chess team in the country. (If Albert Einstein, who was rated 1800, were to join the team, he’d only rank fifth best.) Chess has transformed the school from…

Who stars in Brooklyn Castle?

Brooklyn Castle stars John Galvin (Himself), Elizabeth Vicary (Herself), Rochelle Ballantyne (Herself), Pobo Efekoro (Himself), Justus Williams (Himself). The film was directed by Katie Dellamaggiore.

How long is Brooklyn Castle?

Brooklyn Castle has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2012. It is rated PG.

Is Brooklyn Castle worth watching?

Brooklyn Castle holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 96. Fans of Documentary are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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