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
Stars: Yuri Mgoyan, Sofiko Chiaureli, Ramaz Chkhikvadze, Kostiantyn Stepankov, Baia Dvalishvili, Nodar Dugladze
Crew: Sergei Parajanov (Director), Gia Badridze (Writer), Mikhail Lermontov (Novel), Albert Yavuryan (Director of Photography), Javanshir Guliyev (Original Music Composer), Gogi Aleqsi-Meskhishvili (Production Design)
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Azərbaycan, ქართული
Studio: Georgia-Film
Runtime: 76 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jul 03, 1988
IMDb: 4.8
