'How Power Looks' — MiamisFF Review
Praising Black representation and condemning the power structures that suppress it, a mother delivers an impassioned speech to her distant son.
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. As in the book, these stories are tragic and comical, with rich and poor, powerless and powerful people, filled with surprising and extraordinary events.
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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.
Rating:
Genre:Drama
Written By:Miguel Gomes, Telmo Churro, Mariana Ricardo
In Theaters:
Box Office:$28,245
Runtime:125 minutes
Studio:O Som e a Fúria, Shellac Sud, Komplizen Film, Box Productions, ARTE France Cinéma, ZDF/Arte, RTP, RTS, SRG SSR, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
Cast
Miguel Gomes
Director
Crista Alfaiate
Xerazade / Maria Punk
Miguel Gomes
Realizador
Carloto Cotta
Tradutor
Adriano Luz
Sindicalista / Luís
Rogério Samora
Primeiro-Ministro
Maria Rueff
Ministra das Finanças
Diogo Dória
Homem da Comissão Europeia
Bruno Bravo
Homem do Banco Central Europeu
Luísa Cruz
Dona do Bordel
Américo Silva
Homem do FMI
Dinarte Branco
Homem do Patronato
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