Every night, in danger of being beheaded, Scheherazade tells King Shahryar unfinished tales to continue them the following night, hence defying his promise of murdering his new wives after their wedding night. Scheherazade tells king Shahryar her stories but these are not those in the book. These are stories based on whatever will be happening in Portugal during the production time of the film. As in the book, these stories will be tragic and comical, with rich and poor, powerless and powerful people, filled with surprising and extraordinary events. This film will be about the reality of a disgraced country, Portugal, under the effects of a global economic crisis.
Unfortunately the movie Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Miguel Gomes | Director |
| Art | Artur Pinheiro | Art Direction |
| Writing | Miguel Gomes | Writer |
| Production | Olivier Père | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Telmo Churro | Writer |
| Production | Jonas Dornbach | Co-Producer |
| Production | Sandro Aguilar | Producer |
| Production | Michel Merkt | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Mariana Ricardo | Writer |
| Editing | Telmo Churro | Editor |
| Production | Luís Urbano | Producer |
| Sound | Arvo Pärt | Additional Soundtrack |
| Camera | Mário Castanheira | Director of Photography |
| Production | Thomas Ordonneau | Producer |
| Editing | Miguel Gomes | Editor |
| Production | Maren Ade | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucha d'Orey | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Silvia Grabowski | Costume Design |
| Sound | Miguel Martins | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Vasco Pimentel | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Sayombhu Mukdeeprom | Director of Photography |