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Checkmate

2009 90 min Persian
Wubly rating 4.4 IMDb rating 2.8

The story of a young man named Behrouz who fails in everything he does. Instead of finding the reason for his failures, Behrouz thinks that he is unlucky and because his bad luck continues, he commits suicide, but he is unsuccessful. Behrouz decides to commit suicide again, but this time a nervous young psychology resident named Parisa saves him and in order to prevent him from committing suicide again, she promises that he will not have any more bad luck and even a very big chance is waiting for him. Behrouz believes, but he threatens that if it doesn't happen, he will kill himself and this is the beginning of new adventures for Behrouz.

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Jamshid Heydari Director · Khashayar Alvand Writer

First release July 29, 2009 · Produced in Iran · Original title کیش و مات

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Iran

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Original title

کیش و مات

Original language

Persian

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Persian

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Iran · July 29, 2009

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