Crazy Rook

The story of a young friends who met on the Internet and a fun way to bet on a complex and daunting fall. The path to a new understanding of life and society for Each of them.

Cast

Tannaz Tabatabaei

as Mandana

Saber Abar

as Najm

Saed Soheili

as Massoud

Amir Jadidi

as Pirouz

Nazanin Bayati

as Ghazal

Bijan Emkanian

as Ghazal Father

Gohar Kheyrandish

as Mandana Mother

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