Ali Hatami's film on the life of Iranian wrestling champion Takhti remains unfinished. Another director is assigned by the I.R. Intelligence Ministry to finish the project. The new director wants to carry out research on the life of the champion, and it would seem that he will have to solve numerous problems before he can finish the job.
Fariborz Arabnia
Movie producer
Niki Karimi
Movie producer's wife
Mohammadreza Sharifinia
Assistant producer
Ezzatollah Entezami
Takhti's father
Afsaneh Bayegan
Takhti's Mother
Turaj Mansuri
Self
Zari Khoshkam
Zahra Hatami
Fathali Oveisi
Jamshid Gorgin
Ali Hatami's film on the life of Iranian wrestling champion Takhti remains unfinished. Another director is assigned by the I.R. Intelligence Ministry to finish the project. The new director wants to carry out research on the life of the champion, and it would seem that he will have to solve numerous problems before he can finish the job.
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