Ashik Kerib

About 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.

Ashik Kerib (1988) is a fantasy history film directed by David Abashidze and Sergei Parajanov. It runs 76 minutes and was released in July 1988.

Yuri Mgoyan appears as Ashik Kerib, Sofiko Chiaureli as Mother, Ramaz Chkhikvadze as Ali-Agha, and Kostiantyn Stepankov as Teacher. Written by Gia Badridze.

Shelv files it under surreal and caucasus. In the United States it streams on Klassiki.

It scores 6.3 out of 10 from 52 TMDB voters.