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Directed by Scott Frank and Allan Scott, The Queen’s Gambit strikes us with its gripping storytelling and remarkably well-crafted characters. One of them is Alma Wheatley. Portrayed by phenomenal Marielle Heller, Alma is Beth’s (Anya Taylor-Joy) foster mother and one of the best characters of 2020. She breaks the stereotypical picture of the evil foster mother often presented in television and cinema. Alma and her husband Allston Wheatley (Patrick Kennedy) enter The Queen’s Gambit as a married couple seeking to adopt a child from the orphanage where Beth lives. There is an uneasy feeling about them; it’s not hard for us to suspect the worst. The couple adopts Beth, a quiet and witty redhead girl, and takes her to their suburban home. It instantly turns out the husband doesn’t want anything to do with Beth and puts all the pressure on Alma. The chess prodigy is a very observant young woman; she realizes that Alma is very unhappy, which causes her to drink mo ....