Azhi Dahak

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Dahak, a passionate young Elamite, is forced to abandon his name, his past, his loved ones and his homeland because of his forbidden love for Princess Irnavak and his popularity among the people. In the Sumerian city of Kish, he rebuilds his life. But an ancient sign, recurring dreams and the whispers of a forgotten god lead him through the marketplace and the royal court into the depths of a hidden temple. There, beneath the gaze of Ningishzida, the enigmatic god with serpents on his shoulders, the familiar boundaries between death and life, fate and will, reality and illusion collapse.

In a world where kings rule through fear, priests weave lies and the gods remain silent, the will can lead to freedom or bondage. Truth can be a light or a weapon. And salvation can be a beautiful dream or a dark nightmare.

But salvation does not mean the same thing to everyone. Dahak seeks to transform the world, while the young Bilgamesh, also scarred by catastrophe and exile, searches for the secret of immortality. Their paths are bound to cross.

In Azhi Dahak, Arash Hejazi returns to one of the darkest and most enduring figures in Iranian mythology: Zahhak. His purpose is not to retell a familiar legend, but to explore the moment when a human being, in pursuit of salvation, justice and meaning, is transformed, step by step, into something history fears.