Poster for the movie Death of Yazdgerd

Death of Yazdgerd

1982 • 113 minutes
HistoryDrama

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.

Picture of Susan Taslimi

Susan Taslimi

The Miller's Wife

Picture of Mehdi Hashemi

Mehdi Hashemi

The Miller

Picture of Mahmoud Behrouzian

Mahmoud Behrouzian

The Priest

Picture of Amin Tarokh

Amin Tarokh

The General

Picture of Karim Akbari Mobarakeh

Karim Akbari Mobarakeh

The Army Chief

Picture of Yasaman Arami

Yasaman Arami

The Miller's Daughter

Picture of Alireza Khamseh

Alireza Khamseh

The Soldier