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Summary

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.

Details

Release Date: June 24, 2015

Runtime: 125 minutes

Genres: Drama

Rating: 6.9/10 (54 votes)


Arabian Nights Collection

  • Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One

    Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One

    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.

  • Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One

    Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One

    In which Scheherazade tells of how desolation invaded men : “It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that a Judge will cry instead of giving out her sentence. A runaway murderer will wander through the land for over forty days and will teletransport himself to escape the Guard while dreaming of prostitutes and partridges. A wounded cow will reminisce about a thousand-year-old olive tree while saying what she must say, which will sound none less than sad !

  • Arabian Nights: Volume 3, The Enchanted One

    Arabian Nights: Volume 3, The Enchanted One

    In which Scheherazade doubts that she will still be able to tell stories to please the King, given that what she has to tell weighs three thousand tonnes. She therefore escapes from the palace and travels the Kingdom in search of pleasure and enchantment. Her father, the Grand-Vizier, arranges to meet her at the Ferris wheel, and Scheherazade resumes her narration: “Auspicious King, in old shanty towns of Lisbon there was a community of bewitched men who, in all rigour and passion, dedicated themselves to teaching birds to sing…”. And seeing the morning break, Scheherazade fell silent.


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Cast

  • Crista Alfaiate

    Crista Alfaiate

    Xerazade / Maria Punk

  • Carloto Cotta

    Carloto Cotta

    Tradutor

  • Adriano Luz

    Adriano Luz

    Sindicalista / Luís

  • Rogério Samora

    Rogério Samora

    Primeiro-Ministro

  • Maria Rueff

    Maria Rueff

    Ministra das Finanças

  • Diogo Dória

    Diogo Dória

    Homem da Comissão Europeia

  • Bruno Bravo

    Bruno Bravo

    Homem do Banco Central Europeu

  • Luísa Cruz

    Luísa Cruz

    Dona do Bordel

  • Américo Silva

    Américo Silva

    Homem do FMI

  • Dinarte Branco

    Dinarte Branco

    Homem do Patronato

  • Cristina Carvalhal

    Cristina Carvalhal

    Médica / Sereia