![The protagonist of this film isn't a prince and the actor isn't Persian.](https://badmoviemarathon.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/prince-of-persia-movie-wallpaper-2.jpg?w=300&h=225)
“Defy the Future”
Directed by Mike Newell
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton and Ben Kingsley
The King of Persia (Ronald Pickup) adopts have-a-go street rat Dastan, who grows up to become the leader of a team of scrappy parkour commandos (Gyllenhaal). An attack on a holy city brings Dastan great honour, a shiny dagger and the captive princess Tamira (Arterton), but when the king is murdered and Dastan blamed, he is forced on the run with the princess.