Chess of the Wind

Mohammad Reza Aslani’s rediscovered jewel of Iranian cinema has reemerged as one of the most astonishing works of the country’s prerevolutionary New Wave.

Awash in period atmosphere, this hypnotically stylized murder mystery unfolds inside a candlelit mansion where a web of greed, violence, and betrayal ensnares potential heirs as they vie for control of their matriarch’s estate.