Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One (2015)

7.0/10 125 min 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.

Cast

Crista Alfaiate

Xerazade / Maria Punk

Miguel Gomes

Realizador

Carloto Cotta

Tradutor

Adriano Luz

Sindicalista / Luís

Rogério Samora

Primeiro-Ministro

Maria Rueff

Ministra das Finanças

Diogo Dória

Homem da Comissão Europeia

Bruno Bravo

Homem do Banco Central Europeu

Luísa Cruz

Dona do Bordel

Américo Silva

Homem do FMI

Dinarte Branco

Homem do Patronato

Cristina Carvalhal

Médica / Sereia

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