Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One (2015)
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.
Director: Miguel Gomes
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Crista Alfaiate as Xerazade / Maria Punk |
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Miguel Gomes as Realizador |
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Carloto Cotta as Tradutor |
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Adriano Luz as Sindicalista / Luís |
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Rogério Samora as Primeiro-Ministro |
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Maria Rueff as Ministra das Finanças |
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Diogo Dória as Homem da Comissão Europeia |
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Bruno Bravo as Homem do Banco Central Europeu |
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Luísa Cruz as Dona do Bordel |
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Américo Silva as Homem do FMI |
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Dinarte Branco as Homem do Patronato |
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Cristina Carvalhal as Médica / Sereia |
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Tiago Fagulha as |
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Chico Chapas as |
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Louison Tresallet as Child |
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Basirou Diallo as Feiticeiro |
| Directing | Miguel Gomes | Director |
| Production | Luís Urbano | Producer |
| Writing | Mariana Ricardo | Writer |
| Writing | Miguel Gomes | Writer |
| Editing | Telmo Churro | Editor |
| Production | Jonas Dornbach | Co-Producer |
| Production | Olivier Père | Co-Producer |
| Production | Michel Merkt | Co-Producer |
| Art | Artur Pinheiro | Art Direction |
| Writing | Telmo Churro | Writer |
| Production | Sandro Aguilar | Producer |
| Sound | Arvo Pärt | Additional Soundtrack |
| Production | Maren Ade | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Mário Castanheira | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Miguel Gomes | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucha d'Orey | Costume Design |
| Production | Thomas Ordonneau | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Silvia Grabowski | Costume Design |
| Sound | Miguel Martins | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Vasco Pimentel | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Sayombhu Mukdeeprom | Director of Photography |
| Art | Artur Pinheiro | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandra Meleiro | Key Hair Stylist |