Movie

Ashik Kerib

1988 · 76 min

A dreamlike, painterly fable that unfolds like a moving tapestry, rich with ritual, music, and quiet longing.

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.
How it feels: Whimsical, melancholic, earnest and romantic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Love, survival, faith, isolation
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
survival
faith
isolation
redemption
Places: countryside
road trip
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none