(While a magical, time-rewinding dagger keeps fate at bay.)ĭastan’s adopted father and his brothers are a loving and loyal family. In fact, they both do sacrifice their lives to save others. But both are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to save others. They don’t necessarily get along with each other at first-gradually playing out a Hollywood-typical “I hate you/I love you” romance. That’s good, because there’s more at stake here than just his good name-like the fate of the entire world.ĭastan and Tamina are both utterly heroic characters. But Dastan won’t just disappear into the shadows this time, either. And if that’s your lot, you generally don’t want to draw much attention to yourself. In 6th century Persia, life isn’t easy for your average prince accused of killing his pops. But this time he’s mysteriously murdered-and the crime is pinned on Dastan. It’s at this point that King Sharaman makes another timely appearance to calm the waters. Instead they encounter the beautiful Princess Tamina, indignant that Persian forces have overtaken her peaceful home. But when Dastan and his brothers take the city they find no weapons. So he’s the first to leap acrobatically into action when it’s reported that the neighboring holy city of Alamut is selling weapons to Persia’s enemies. Jump ahead 10 years or so and the now Prince Dastan has grown into a handsome twentysomething whose love for his adopted royal family is only superseded by his bravery. Not only does he order him spared, but in true One Thousand and One Nights fashion he adopts the orphan on the spot. Luckily, King Sharaman happens to be passing by at that moment and sees a special quality in young Dastan’s actions. He leaps to the other boy’s defense … and is soon nabbed to be beaten himself. But when a Persian captain of the guard starts beating a boy for spooking his horse, the scruffy Dastan can’t just stay in the shadows and watch.

In 6th century Persia, life isn’t easy for your average street urchin.

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