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Chess of the Wind

1976 · 100 min

A slow, claustrophobic descent into paranoia and greed, with eerie stillness and sudden violence in a decaying mansion.

Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Overview
The first lady of a noble house has died and now there is conflict between the remainders for taking over her heritage.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • power
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Mohammad Reza Aslani
Written by
Mohammad Reza Aslani
Starring
Fakhri Khorvash, Mohammadali Keshavarz, Akbar Zanjanpour, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Shahram Golchin, Hamid Taati, Aghajan Rafi, Anik Shefrazian
Music
Sheida Gharachedaghi
Cinematography
Houshang Baharlou
Runtime
100 min
Country
Iran
Languages
Persian

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