A DeenWell Studio film

The Free Man

New20265 minCel animationSubtitled

The story of al-Hurr ibn Yazid, the commander who rode out to stop Imam Husayn (as), and turned his horse around on the morning of Ashura knowing what it would cost him.

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The Free Man

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Scenes from The Free Man

The commander

Al-Hurr, in his orange turban

The riders

Crossing the desert, seen from above

The water

Poured from a skin into a bowl

The horses drink

A bowl held out to a thirsty horse

The camp

The tents on the open plain

The ride

Al-Hurr riding hard through the dust

Coming with the Founding Year

In development. Artwork from the DeenWell app; each film is drawn fresh.
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Karbala

The night before Ashura

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Khaybar

Imam Ali (as) at the gate

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Khadija (as)

The cloak

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1

The parched rider

The Free Man · page one

2

A soldier's eyes widen

The Free Man · page one

3

Al-Hurr hears it

The Free Man · page one

4

Hold

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5

Water for the horses

The Free Man · page one

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The Free Man

New20265 minSubtitled

The story of al-Hurr ibn Yazid, the commander who rode out to stop Imam Husayn (as), and turned his horse around on the morning of Ashura knowing what it would cost him.

Made by one person as the studio's test film. The script is written from classical sources, every shot is directed and chosen by hand, and the words of the Imams (as) are never reworded.

Genre
Cel animation, history
This film is
Moving, reverent
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