Ashik Kerib(1988)

Wandering minstrel Ashik Kerib falls in love with a rich merchant's daughter, but is spurned by her father and forced to roam the world for a thousand and one nights. Now presumed dead by those he loves, he performs for the poor and unfortunate on his journeys through the wilderness. Parajanov's visually ravishing 'tableaux vivants' tell Lermontov's romantic tale while Turkish and Azerbaijani folk songs transport us into its mystical landscapes.

Genre: Drama, History, Fantasy

Director: Sergei Parajanov, Dodo Abashidze

Actors: Yuri Mgoyan, Sofiko Chiaureli, Ramaz Chkhikvadze, Konstantin Stepankov, Baia Dvalishvili, Veronique Matonidze, David Dovlatian, Levan Natroshvili, Vyacheslav Stepanyan, Nodar Dugladze

Release date: 1988-07-03

Country of origin: SU

Length: 1h 16m

Ratings:

• 7.2/10
• 100%