Malek Khorshid

Malek Khorshid (The Sun King in English) is a 1975 animated film by Ali Akbar Sadeghi. Based loosely on a tale from The Shahnameh, it follows a wealthy king who has everything a man could possibly want, except for love. One day, while exploring his palace, he discovers a painting of a beautiful woman with a blue rose, and becomes smitten. He goes on a journey in search of her, following where the blue roses take him...

You can watch the animation here.


 * Audible Gleam
 * Badass: The king grabs a lion by the mane, hits it on the head, and then rides it like a horse.
 * Big Ball of Violence
 * Big Ol' Eyebrows
 * Cobweb Jungle
 * Cool Horse: And a Cool Lion.
 * Cool Sword: It drips water.
 * Damsel in Distress
 * Everything's Sparkly with Jewelry
 * Luminescent Blush
 * Made of Iron: The king gets pounded into the ground like a nail, by a giant, and comes out of it no worse for the wear.
 * Made of Plasticine: ...The giant, on the other hand, shatters like glass when hit with one of his clubs.
 * Our Dragons Are Different
 * Our Giants Are Bigger
 * Painting the Fourth Wall: The king shouts, and uses his speech bubble to climb out of a hole. Soon after, he flips the frame back to show someone the woman of his dreams.
 * Rescue Romance
 * Silence Is Golden: There is no spoken dialogue, aside from a couple bits of laughter, and a giant crying in rage.
 * Sparkling Stream of Tears
 * Sparkling Stream of Tears