Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One

Release Date: 2015-06-24

Rating: ⭐ 6.9/10 (54 votes)

Genres: Drama

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. As in the book, these stories are tragic and comical, with rich and poor, powerless and powerful people, filled with surprising and extraordinary events.

Production: Shellac Sud, Komplizen Film, Box Productions, O Som e a Fúria, ARTE France Cinéma, ZDF, ARTE, RTP, RTS, SRG SSR, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia, Eurimages, CNC, Loterie Suisse Romande, Office Fédéral de la Culture, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, ARTE, Cinéforom

Official Website