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.
DirectorsSergei Parajanov, David Abashidze
WritersGia Badridze, Mikhail Lermontov
