Death of Yazdgerd

Death of Yazdgerd

Marg-e Yazdgerd

1982 · 113 min · ★ 7.8 · History, Drama

A poetic imagining of the circumstances leading to the death of Yazdgerd III, the last of the Sassanid kings of Iran. His death in 651, during the Arab invasions that brought Islam to this Zoroastrian realm, remains mysterious: his corpse is discovered in a mill, but the cause of death—and the whereabouts of his remains—are unknown.

Directed by Bahram Beyzai · Written by Bahram Beyzai

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Susan Taslimi The Miller's Wife
Mehdi Hashemi The Miller
Mahmoud Behrouzian The Priest
Amin Tarokh The General
Karim Akbari Mobarakeh The Army Chief
Yasaman Arami The Miller's Daughter
Alireza Khamseh The Soldier

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