Completed - PORTUGUESE - Drama - 125 minutes
Year of production : 2015 Director(s) : Miguel GOMES Writer(s) : Miguel GOMES, Mariana RICARDO, Telmo CHURRO Cast : Crista ALFAIATE , Adriano LUZ, Carloto COTTA Producer(s) : Luís URBANO, Sandro AGUILAR
In which Scheherazade tells of the restlessness that befell the country: “It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that in a sad country where people dream of mermaids and whales, unemployment spreads. 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 wizard whom…”. And seeing the morning break, Scheherazade fell silent.
Country(ies) : PORTUGAL, FRANCE, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND
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