Haunted by plots against him – orchestrated by his first wife and treacherous brother – a young sultan faces a desperate decree: he must take a bride before the next full moon, or forfeit his throne. The unfamiliarity of his intended bride …

As the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves progressed, the Sultan found himself struck by its uncanny parallels to his own life, perceiving within its narrative a potential path toward resolving the persistent discord with his brother.