Underplayed Gems

The Last Fiction (2018)

The Last Fiction poster
Original title
آخرین داستان
Directed by
Ashkan Rahgozar
Genre
children's film, speculative fiction film, historical film
Country
Iran
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
B-15
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Iranian animated film retells the ancient Persian story of Zahhak from the Shahnameh. It offers a new perspective on legendary characters and their struggles. The film was a decade in the making with more than 100 animators involved.

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What happens

The Last Fiction (Persian: آخرین داستان, romanized: Akharín Dāstān) is an independent Iranian animated film adaptation of the story of "Zahhak", a page from the historical identity of Iranians and one of the central tales of Shahnameh by Ferdowsi. Ashkan Rahgozar is the director of The Last Fiction. The main idea of the recounting of this tale is to lend a different perspective to the legends and heroes of ancient Iranians. Production started in 2010, and since then over 100 animators have worked on the film. The Last Fiction became the first representative of Iranian animated cinema along with 344 eligible films in the competition section of the best film of the 92nd Academy Awards. Shahram Nazeri has performed the music for the final credits of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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