Ashik Kerib

(1988)

★ 6.3 IMDb · 51 votes

Genres: Drama, History, Fantasy

Year: 1988

Runtime: 75 мин

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Сергей Параджанов, Давид Абашидзе

Cast: Yuri Mgoyan, Софико Чиаурели, Рамаз Чхиквадзе, Константин Степанков, Байя Двалишвили, Nodar Dugladze, Veronika Metonidze, Levan Natroshvili, Georgiy Ovakimyan, Слава Степанян

Plot

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.