form y separately published work icon Sohrab and Rustum single work   film/TV  
Issue Details: First known date: 2018... 2018 Sohrab and Rustum
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'Sohrab and Rustum is the story of a young English teacher reading a poem to a class of teenage girls in 1960s Sydney. Through the poem, the girls are transported to ancient Persia where they witness a legendary fight between two warriors. The girls are confronted with the reality of death.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Notes

  • Based on the poem of the same name by Matthew Arnold, which is read in the film.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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      2018 .
      Extent: 14min.p.
      Description: Animated
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  • Sydney, New South Wales,
  • 1960s
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