---
title: 'Ashik Kerib (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Dodo Abashidze'
released: '1988-07-03'
runtime_minutes: 73
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ashik-kerib-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094681/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ashik Kerib (1988)

1988 · 73 min · Drama · Soviet Union

Original title: Ашик-Кериб

## Synopsis

Ashik Kerib, sometimes known internationally as The Lovelorn Minstrel, is a 1988 Soviet art film directed by Dodo Abashidze and Sergei Parajanov that is based on the short story of the same name by Mikhail Lermontov. It was Parajanov's last completed film and was dedicated to his close friend Andrei Tarkovsky, who had died two years previously. The film also features a detailed portrayal of Azerbaijani culture.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Dodo Abashidze](https://cinepixo.com/people/dodo-abashidze), [Sergei Parajanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergei-parajanov)
- **Screenplay:** [Giorgi Badridze](https://cinepixo.com/people/giorgi-badridze)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Javanshir Guliyev](https://cinepixo.com/people/javanshir-guliyev)
- **Director of Photography:** [Albert Yavuryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-yavuryan)

## Cast

- [Kostiantyn Stepankov](https://cinepixo.com/people/kostiantyn-stepankov)
- [Sofiko Chiaureli](https://cinepixo.com/people/sofiko-chiaureli)
- [Ramaz Chkhikvadze](https://cinepixo.com/people/ramaz-chkhikvadze)
- [Iuri Mgoiani](https://cinepixo.com/people/iuri-mgoiani)
- [Dodo Abashidze](https://cinepixo.com/people/dodo-abashidze)

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Official site: http://www.parajanov.com/ashikkerib.html
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/ashik-kerib-1988
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