La torre loca (2015)
Género : Crimen, Drama
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 55M
Director : Abolhassan Davoodi
Escritor : Abolhassan Davoodi, Mohammad Reza Gohari
Sinopsis
Cuando la torre se queda sola y no hay pieza alguna para ayudarla. Cuando ya ha perdido toda la esperanza para la victoria y está cansada, elige la última solución: se destruye a sí misma para que el juego termine en empate hasta que, por fin, recibe el tiro de gracia. En ajedrez llaman a esta situación la Torre Suicida. Tiene otro nombre que el protagonista de esta película asume plenamente: La Torre Loca.
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