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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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