Ashik Kerib (1988)
Directed by Dodo Abashidze / Sergey Paradzhanov
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Adventure Drama, Romantic Drama |
Run Time - 75 min. |
Countries - Georgia |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Based on a story by Russian author Mikhail Lermontov, Ashik Kerib has the texture of an ancient, oft-told tale. Yuri Mgoyan stars as a wandering troubadour, working the provinces. He spends 1000 days and nights on the road, entertaining whenever and wherever he can. Mgoyan's itinerant lifestyle seemingly has little purpose, but it does. At the end of those 1000 days and nights, he hopes to have accumulated enough money to afford a wedding...if his bride is willing to wait.
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forbidden-love, horse, imprisonment, journey, love, minstrel, on-the-road, romance, Sultan