A film by Miguel Gomes. "Arabian Nights" celebrated its premiere at the Directors' Fortnight - Cannes 2015
In Portugal - one European country in crisis - a film director proposes to build fictional stories from the miserable reality he is immersed in. However, failing to find meaning in his work, he cowardly runs away and leaves the beautiful Scheherazade to stand in his shoes. She will require enthusiasm and courage so as not to bore the King with sad stories of this country! As nights go past, restlessness leads to desolation and in turn to enchantment. Therefore Scheherazade organises the stories she tells the King in three volumes. She begins like this: "It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that in a sad country among all countries...".
Volume 1, The Restless One
Volume 2, The Desolate One
Volume 3, The Enchanted One
O Som e a Fúria, in co-production with Shellac Sud (France), Komplizen Film (Germany) and Box Productions (Switzerland); In co-production with Arte France Cinéma and ZDF/Arte, with the Participation of Arte France, RTP, RTS-Radio Télévision Suisse, SRG SSR, Agat Films, Michel Merkt; with the Support of ICA, Eurimages, CNC, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte D'azur, Office Fédéral de la Culture (DFI), Cinéforom, Loterie Romande.
Crista Alfaiate
Luísa Cruz
Adriano Luz
Carloto Cotta
Américo Silva
Gonçalo Waddington
Joana de Verona
Rogério Samora
Bruno Bravo
Diogo Dória
Maria Rueff
Dinarte Branco
Teresa Madruga
João Pedro Bénard
Margarida Carpinteiro
Isabel Cardoso
Cristina Carvalhal
Xico Xapas
Directed by
Miguel Gomes
Screenplay
Miguel Gomes
Mariana Ricardo
Telmo Churro
Director of Photography
Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
Editing
Telmo Churro, Miguel Gomes, Pedro Marques
Production Design
Bruno Duarte, Artur Pinheiro
Costume Design
Silvia Grabowski, Lucha D’Orey
Original Sound
Vasco Pimentel
Production Manager
Isabel Silva
Co-producers
Thomas Ordonneau (Shellac Sud)
Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dornbach, Maren Ade (Komplizen Film)
Elena Tatti (Box Productions)
Producers
Luís Urbano
Sandro Aguilar (O Som e a Fúria)
Sydney International Film Festival
Sydney Film Prize
New Horizons International Film Festival
FIPRESCI Award
Sevilla Festival de Cine Europeo
Silver Giraldillo
Sevilla Festival de Cine Europeo
Asecan Best Film Award
EFA European Sound Design
to Vasco Pimentel & Miguel Martins
Fénix Awards
Best Editing
Caminhos do Cinema Português
Best Supporting Actress – Luísa Cruz, Best Director – Miguel Gomes, Best Screenplay – Miguel Gomes, Mariana Ricardo and Telmo Churro
Prémios ÁQUILA
Best Actress - Crista Alfaiate
Cannes Film Festival
Directors’ Fortnight
Sydney Film Festival
New Horizons International Film Festival
Sevilla Festival de Cine Europeo
Midnight Sun Film Festival
Filmfest München
Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Jerusalem International Film Festival
FidMarseille
Curtas Vila do Conde
New Zealand Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Bergen International Film Festival
Busan International Film Festival
Hiroshima International Film Festival
Mostra de São Paulo
Valdivia International Film Festival
New York Film Festival
BFI London Film Festival
Adelaide Film Festival
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
Sevilla Festival de Cine Europeo
CPH:DOX
Around the World in 14 Films
Mumbai Film Festival
Mar del Plata
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
World Film Festival Bangkok
Torino International Film Festival
Janela Internacional de Cinema do Recife
Istanbul International Film Festival
