Iranian animated adaptation of the story from Persian mythology "Zahhak" (epos of Ferdowsi) The main idea of retelling this fairy tale is to give a different look to the legends and heroes of the ancient Iranians.
The film received many awards. Magnificent versatile animation and excellent music from different regions of Iran: from the west of Iran (Kurdish / Uramani / Lori) to the east (Khorasani / Dutar); from the north (Mazandaran) to the south (Keshm).
There is also a larger saga of graphic novels, allowing you to better understand the epic.
The main catch of this picture is its incorporation into the epic. We see some of the events without imagining them as a whole. Multiply it with overseas names and slightly similar faces, and the confusion begins. It is quite difficult to monitor and understand what is happening, care is needed.
Overall, the work is very good, both visually and acoustically. Mythology is quite unusual, so you can read in advance or unravel yourself.
SPOILER: Here is the myth of Zahhak:
'Zahha?k - in Iranian mythology, a serpent king, a three-headed serpent; a monstrous dragon from Ahriman's retinue, who lived in Babylon. In the late tradition, the enemy of King Jamshid, originally from Arabia; having overthrown Jamshid, he took possession of the Persian throne, but Feridun, the son of Jamshid, with the help of the blacksmith Kaveh, put an end to the brutal thousand-year reign of Zahhak and imprisoned him in the cave of Mount Damavand' Iranian animated adaptation of a story from Persian mythology ' Zahhak' (Epos Ferdowsi)
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