Ashik Kerib

Ashik Kerib

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.

Release Date

July 3, 1988

Status

Released

Original Title

აშიკ-ქერიბი

Runtime

1h 16min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Azerbaijani, Georgian

Production Companies

Georgia-Film