

History · Drama
Overview
Bahram Beyzai's poetic imagining of the circumstances that led 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, was mysterious: his corpse was discovered in a mill, but the cause of his death—and the whereabouts of his remains—are unknown.
Top Cast


Susan Taslimi
Susan Taslimi
The Miller's Wife
Susan Taslimi
The Miller's Wife


Mehdi Hashemi
Mehdi Hashemi
The Miller
Mehdi Hashemi
The Miller


Mahmoud Behrouzian
Mahmoud Behrouzian
The Priest
Mahmoud Behrouzian
The Priest


Amin Tarokh
Amin Tarokh
The General
Amin Tarokh
The General


Karim Akbari Mobarakeh
Karim Akbari Mobarakeh
The Army Chief
Karim Akbari Mobarakeh
The Army Chief


Yasaman Arami
Yasaman Arami
The Miller's Daughter
Yasaman Arami
The Miller's Daughter


Alireza Khamseh
Alireza Khamseh
The Soldier
Alireza Khamseh
The Soldier
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