This was a wonderful telling of an invented tale from the one thousand and one nights by Sheherazade herself. Through music, posed camera shots, animation, dialogue and recounting, the story of a group of Arab men and their hook ups and interpersonal relationships is told.

Another reviewer said that one had to be careful of explicit scenes. Unless I had a censored version, this is not correct. There was some nudity but no physical coupling shown. Or perhaps people's morality differs. What one person counts as offensive doesn't faze the next.

One sore point was the subtitles. The font was too small and their washed-out grey colour made them impossible to read in several lengthy scenes. I speak some Arabic, but a completely different dialect to those being used in the film so I could follow after a fashion but it was hard.

This is the second "arty" film I've seen in a fortnight. Both used techniques successfully to advance and enhance the story instead of the artiness being there for effect and nothing else.

This was a runaway success for me. The sixty six minutes flew by as I learnt about the complexities of the guys' love lives and fantasies. I adored the stories of the merman too.

An absolute definite recommend.