ARABIAN NIGHTS - VOLUME 1, THE RESTLESS ONE
by Miguel Gomes
synopsis
In which Scheherazade tells of the restlessness that befell the country: “It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that in a sad country among all countries, where people dream of mermaids and whales, and unemployment is spreading. In certain places, forests burn into the night despite the falling rain; men and women long to set out to sea in the middle of Winter. Sometimes there are animals that talk although it is highly improbable that they are listened to. In this country, where things are not what they appear to be, men of power promenade on camels and hide permanent and shameful erections; they await the moment when taxes are collected so they can pay a certain wizard whom…” And seeing the morning break, Scheherazade fell silent.
international title: | Arabian Nights - Volume 1, The Restless One |
original title: | As mil e uma noites - Volume 1, o inquieto |
country: | Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland |
sales agent: | The Match Factory |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Miguel Gomes |
film run: | 125' |
release date: | FR 24/06/2015, ES 3/06/2016 |
screenplay: | Miguel Gomes, Telmo Churro, Mariana Ricardo |
cast: | Joana de Verona, Diogo Dória, Gonçalo Waddington, Rogério Samora, Adriano Luz |
cinematography by: | Sayombhu Mukdeeprom |
film editing: | Telmo Churro, Pedro Filipe Marques |
art director: | Artur Pinheiro |
costumes designer: | Silvia Grabowski |
producer: | Luís Urbano, Sandro Aguilar |
co-producer: | Jonas Dornbach, Michel Merkt, Olivier Père |
production: | O Som e a Fúria, Shellac Sud, Komplizen Film, Box Productions |
backing: | ZDF, ARTE, CNC (Aide aux Cinémas du Monde) |
distributor: | Shellac Distribution, September Film Distribution Netherlands, Golem Distribución |