绿火

The poetry of Sufi mystic Rumi was director Aslani’s major influence in creating this complex tale featuring narratives and tableaux sumptuously referencing Persian mythology and history. A young woman stranded on a roadside with her parents enters a seemingly abandoned desert fortress and travels back in time to discover that she is destined to become the bride of a dead man, the ancient warrior whose body pierced by seven darts lies in state in an upper chamber.