'A multi-talented filmmaker, he has created an extraordinary Arabian Nights documentary-fantasy which has few parallels in the cinema.'

The Sunday Times

'Dehlavi has a remarkable eye for the telling image.' 

The Times

'One of the strongest film from the Third World... a powerful and imaginative plea for

freedom.'

The Guardian

'I was affected by the film's sheer force and beauty. It's the story of romance and

political intrigue, shot on breathtakingly beautiful Pakistani locations, with images that

make politics into poetry.'

Chicago Sun-Times

'A very beautiful film.'  

Le Monde, Paris

'A very dramatic film in which the heroic-mystical tradition of Islam relives with

powerful symbolism and spectacular impetus. A rousing song of freedom for all

oppressed people.'

II Messagero, Rome

'A bold universal statement embracing the embodiment of revolution and the imbalance

of power. Dehlavi brings a modern interpretation of the parallel metaphor of the

martyred Imam Hussain, who fought against the tyranny of Yazid, the most notorious

despot in the history of Islam, and whose blood became a powerful weapon in the fight

for freedom.'

The Natal Mercury