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Chess of the Wind
Chess of the Wind
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/10
1,620 Ratings

CHESS OF THE WIND

Shatranj-e baad

Directed by Mohammad Reza Aslani
Iran, 1976
Drama, Mystery

Synopsis

A murder mystery in 1920s Tehran, Chess of the Wind unfolds in an ornate, candlelit mansion where a web of greed, violence, and betrayal ensnares the heirs to a family fortune, as they vie for control of their recently-deceased matriarch’s estate—erupting in a ferocious final act.

Synopsis

A murder mystery in 1920s Tehran, Chess of the Wind unfolds in an ornate, candlelit mansion where a web of greed, violence, and betrayal ensnares the heirs to a family fortune, as they vie for control of their recently-deceased matriarch’s estate—erupting in a ferocious final act.