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THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS

Mahsum Taskin

17 min | 2020 | Turkey | US Premiere

Seyithan, a 12-year old boy living in a Kurdish Village in Eastern Turkey is failing in subjects at school. No one recognizes his passion for reading when he is introduced to the tales of The Thousand and One Nights and seeks a way to find missing parts given by the school teacher to his classmates.