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Destiny Is Knocking (1954) | Slate

Destiny Is Knocking

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Destiny Is Knocking

سرنوشت در را می‌کوبد

An engineer with a small, happy family goes on a trip. A malicious man who covets the engineer's wife, Forough, deceives her in her husband's absence, making it seem like Forough is having an affair with him. Upon returning home and learning of this, the engineer casts his wife out and continues his life depressed, alone, and aimless. After a series of events, the truth is finally revealed, the malicious man gets his just deserts, and the family is reunited once more.

Released: 1954
Country: Iran
Language: Persian

Direction and writing

Hassan ShirvaniDirector, Writer

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Cast

Hooshang Beheshti
Mahin Deyhim
Zia Alabsari

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