# Death of Yazdgerd (1982)

> In a mill at the edge of a collapsing empire, three witnesses transform a king’s death into a fiercely theatrical struggle over truth and power.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/154696

## Facts

- Runtime: 113 min
- Genres: History, Drama
- Director: Bahram Beyzai
- Cast: Mehdi Hashemi, Susan Taslimi, Yasaman Arami, Mahmoud Behrouzian, Karim Akbari Mobarakeh, Amin Tarokh, Alireza Khamseh
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084304/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: austere, tense, intellectual, focused film study, historical cinema viewing

## Synopsis

A poignant tale of a king's last stand against the tide of history.

## Movies like Death of Yazdgerd

- [Travelers (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/152148)
- [Hamoon (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/28583)
- [The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/28276)
- [Manuscripts Don't Burn (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/112496)
- [The Paternal House (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/107916)
- [The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/20914)
- [Deportees 3 (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/375630)
- [The Old Bachelor (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/2971485)
- [Hussein Who Said No (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/443340)
- [Alive (2019)](https://ember.film/movie/408413)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt