Hussein Who Said No (2014)

Original title

رستاخیز

Directed by

Ahmad Reza Darvish

Genre

epic poem

Country

Iran

Runtime

2h 30m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film covers the Battle of Karbala and the rebellion of Hussein ibn Ali against the rule of Yazid. The story follows the character Bukair ibn Al-Hurr ibn Yazid Al-Tamimi Ar-Riyahi through these events.

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What happens

Hussein Who Said No (Persian: رستاخیز translit Rastâxiz, meaning Resurrection) is a 2014 Iranian historical film directed by Ahmad Reza Darvish. The story narrates Battle of Karbala on Day of Ashura and tells the uprising of Hussein ibn Ali in 680 CE against Yazid ibn Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan. The story of the movie is centered around Bukair ibn Al-Hurr ibn Yazid Al-Tamimi Ar-Riyahi. The Persian-language movie has been dubbed into a number of languages including English, Arabic (with title The Sacrifice (Arabic: القربان, romanized: Alqurban)) and Bangla. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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