Ashik Kerib
Ashik Kerib

Movie·1988·1h 16m

Ashik Kerib

Directed By

Sergei Parajanov

Country

Soviet Union

Language

Azerbaijani

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The Story

Original title: აშიკ-ქერიბი

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.

Written By

Gia Badridze

Cinematography

Albert Yavuryan

Music

Javanshir Guliyev

Themes

surrealcaucasus

Production House

Georgia-Film

Audience Score

62%

49 votes

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Timepass30%
Go for it37%
Perfection20%

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// cast

Cast

Yuri Mgoyan

Yuri Mgoyan

Ashik Kerib

Sofiko Chiaureli

Sofiko Chiaureli

Mother

Ramaz Chkhikvadze

Ramaz Chkhikvadze

Ali-Agha

Kostiantyn Stepankov

Kostiantyn Stepankov

Teacher

Baia Dvalishvili

Baia Dvalishvili

sister

Nodar Dugladze

Veronika Metonidze

Levan Natroshvili

Georgiy Ovakimyan

Vyacheslav Stepanyan

Vyacheslav Stepanyan

David Dovlatyan

Milena Tskhovreba-Agranovich

Bride

// crew

Crew

Sergei Parajanov

Sergei Parajanov

Director

Gia Badridze

Writer

Albert Yavuryan

Albert Yavuryan

Director of Photography

Javanshir Guliyev

Javanshir Guliyev

Original Music Composer

David Abashidze

David Abashidze

Director

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