With unprecedented access to one of the most insular and secretive countries on Earth, this film follows Bezad, a charismatic & highly articulate Qashqa'i nomad on his spectacular 500km migration across Iran. Seen through the eyes of this humble mountain shepherd, the documentary challenges entrenched preconceptions and reveals a side of Iran almost never seen in the west.

Once feared throughout ancient Persia, the Qashqa'i are an unruly tribe of nomads that still inhabit the mountains of South Western Iran. Despite the gradual attrition of their territories and power, they remain a proud and defiant people with a strong sense of identity and tradition. Resisting relentless pressure from the government to give up their nomadic lifestyle, they have tenaciously clung to their own language, music, dance and dress -and a unique culture which has at its heart one of the oldest, most authentic and dramatic human migrations still in existence today. It is this journey which forms the backbone of the film.

Iran once had the greatest population of nomads in the world, now Bezad is one of the very last nomads still living this extraordinary way of life. His life is hard, he walks the mountains all day, survives on a meagre diet, sleeps little and spends every night under the stars, yet his good humour and supreme confidence never falter. Bezad is a highly entertaining character whose colourful stories of surviving on the margins of Iranian society will stimulate and engage viewers from any culture. With Bezad as our guide this film will bring viewers on an incredible journey and open a completely new perspective on a country and people who now find themselves the focus of world attention for all the wrong reasons. attention for all the wrong reasons.

Filmed by Ross Bartley and John Murray
Directed and Produced by John Murray
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