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Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One (2015)
Directed by Miguel Gomes
Overview
Every night, in danger of being beheaded, Scheherazade tells King Shahryar unfinished tales to continue them the following night, hence defying his promise of murdering his new wives after their wedding night. Scheherazade tells king Shahryar her stories but these are not those in the book. These are stories based on whatever will be happening in Portugal during the production time of the film. As in the book, these stories will be tragic and comical, with rich and poor, powerless and powerful people, filled with surprising and extraordinary events. This film will be about the reality of a disgraced country, Portugal, under the effects of a global economic crisis.
Length 125 minutes
Actors
Crista Alfaiate | Miguel Gomes | Carloto Cotta | Adriano Luz | Rogério Samora | Maria Rueff | Diogo Dória | Bruno Bravo | Luísa Cruz | Américo Silva | Dinarte Branco | Cristina Carvalhal | Tiago Fagulha | Xico Xapas | Louison Tresallet | Basirou Diallo