Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One

A literary anthology film that reimagines the Arabian Nights as a series of tragic and comedic tales told under the shadow of death, blending the fantastical with the mortal.

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.