Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One

As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 1, O Inquieto (original)

6.9

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2h 5mDrama

In Portugal- one European country in crisis- a film director proposes to build fictional stories from the miserable reality he is immersed in. However, failing to find meaning in his work, he cowardly runs away and leaves the beautiful Scheherazade to stand in his shoes. She will require enthusiasm and courage so as not to bore the King with sad stories of this country. As nights go past, restlessness leads to desolation and in turn to enchantment. Therefore Scheherazade organizes the stories she tells the King in three volumes. She begins like this: "It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that in a sad country among all countries...".

Spoken language: pt

Starring Crista Alfaiate, Miguel Gomes, Carloto Cotta, Adriano Luz, Rogério Samora, Maria Rueff, Diogo Dória, Bruno Bravo, Luísa Cruz, Américo Silva

Watch "Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One" on Google Play released in 2015. It's a drama movie, and has a rating of 6.9 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie, and is currently only available for purchase or rent.