Death of Yazdgerd

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Susan Taslimi The Miller's Wife

Mehdi Hashemi The Miller

Mahmoud Behrouzian The Priest

Amin Tarokh The General

Karim Akbari Mobarakeh The Army Chief