

Checkmate
2009, Persian. Directed by Jamshid Heydari.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Persian
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- Released
- 29 July 2009
- Original title
- کیش و مات
- Country
- Iran
- Written by
- Jamshid Heydari, Khashayar Alvand
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Checkmate runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Checkmate isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 July 2009. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Checkmate?
Checkmate (2009) was directed by Jamshid Heydari and stars Elnaz Shakerdoost, Hamid Goodarzi, Behnoush Bakhtiari.