The Iconoclast | Butʹshikan | بت شکن

Ali, with the help of Jafar’s plan, convinces several accomplices to steal from their master’s house. Ali, meeting a wealthy girl living with her grandfather, decides to execute the plan by himself. However, after the girl rejects her suitor Manuchehr, and expresses interest in Ali, he refrains from carrying out the plan. He travels north with the girl and her grandfather. Jafar and his accomplices pursue them, forcing Ali to cooperate by threatening the girl’s life. When Ali decides to leave the girl, Jafar reveals his plan to her and demands a large sum of money from her grandfather in exchange for their freedom. Ali confronts Jafar, and the grandfather informs the authorities. In the end, Ali kills Jafar, who injures himself in the process, and the others are captured by the authorities.