Life and death dilemma in ‘The Last Invitation’: iFilm cut

In the final episode of 'The Last Invitation', Yousef must make his mind to whether go back to life or to stay where his heart wants.

On the way to Karbala to visit the holy Shrine of Imam Hossein (AS), Yousef and his beloved wife, Samira, had an accident, which was the beginning of a spiritual exudes for the pious man.

The man continued his pilgrimage while unconscious, this time, however, he was thrown back in time and was visiting Karbala right in the same year that Imam Hossein (AS) was martyred.

He tried his best to convince the tribes to go help the Imam and save themselves from an eternal feeling of shame and sorrow. On this mission, he was not alone as he met a woman whose resemblance to his wife was uncanny.

After all that happened, the duo must make a decision to walk down that tunnel and come back to life or stay back where they.

The series, directed by Hossein Soheilizadeh, is set in both the 7th century and the present day.

The leading character is kidnapped and left for dead, suspected of being in possession of important documents which could destroy the reputation of prominent figures in the town.

He is fighting with death and in his imagination he travels to the 7th century just before the Karbala event happens to Imam Hussein (PBUH), his family and his companions.

Meanwhile, the daughter of the man is searching for him in the present time.

The series cast list includes Hamed Behdad, Elham Hamidi, Siavash Tahmoures, Shahram Abdoli, Faramarz Qaribian, Habib Dehqan-Nasab and Zohreh Hamidi.

‘The Last Invitation’, made in 2008, is scheduled to go on air at 19:00 GMT.

iFilm English TV will also repeat the series the next day at 03:00, 08:00 and 14:00  (all GMT times).

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