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. These are stories based on whatever will be happening in Portugal during the production time of the film. As in the book, these stories will be tragic and comical, with rich and poor, powerless and powerful people, filled with surprising and extraordinary events. This film will be about the reality of a disgraced country, Portugal, under the effects of a global economic crisis.
Directing | Miguel Gomes | Director |
Production | Sandro Aguilar | Producer |
Production | Jonas Dornbach | Co-Producer |
Production | Luís Urbano | Producer |
Production | Olivier Père | Co-Producer |
Editing | Telmo Churro | Editor |
Writing | Miguel Gomes | Writer |
Writing | Mariana Ricardo | Writer |
Art | Artur Pinheiro | Art Direction |
Production | Michel Merkt | Co-Producer |
Writing | Telmo Churro | Writer |
Editing | Miguel Gomes | Editor |
Production | Thomas Ordonneau | Producer |
Production | Maren Ade | Co-Producer |
Camera | Mário Castanheira | Director of Photography |
Costume & Make-Up | Silvia Grabowski | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Lucha d'Orey | Costume Design |
Sound | Vasco Pimentel | Sound Designer |
Sound | Miguel Martins | Sound Designer |
Camera | Sayombhu Mukdeeprom | Director of Photography |
Sound | Arvo Pärt | Additional Soundtrack |