Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One (2015): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2015, Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One is a drama film directed by Miguel Gomes, running about 132 minutes.

What it’s about. In which Scheherazade tells of how desolation invaded men : “It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that a Judge will cry instead of giving out her sentence. A runaway murderer will wander through the land for over forty days and will teletransport himself to escape the Guard while dreaming of prostitutes and partridges. A wounded cow will reminisce about a thousand-year-old olive tree while saying what she must say, which will sound none less than sad ! The residents of a tower block in the suburbs will save parrots and piss inside lifts while surrounded by dead people and ghosts; including in fact a dog that…”. And seeing the morning break, Scheherazade fell silent.

Who’s in it. Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One stars Crista Alfaiate as Génio, Vaz da Vaca e Oliveira / Xerazade, Chico Chapas as Simão 'Sem Tripas', Luísa Cruz as Juíza and Pedro Caldas as Senhorio, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One page.

If you liked it. Fans of Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.