Released:
1988-07-03

Overview:
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.

Directors:
Sergei Parajanov, David Abashidze

Runtime:
1h 16min

Genre:
Drama, History, Fantasy

• Cast:
• 
  Yuri Mgoyan
  as
  Ashik Kerib
• 
  Sofiko Chiaureli
  as
  Mother
• 
  Ramaz Chkhikvadze
  as
  Ali-Agha
• 
  Kostiantyn Stepankov
  as
  Teacher
• 
  Baia Dvalishvili
  as
  sister