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. Parajanov's visually ravishing 'tableaux vivants' tell Lermontov's romantic tale while Turkish and Azerbaijani folk songs transport us into its mystical landscapes.
Unfortunately the movie Ashik Kerib is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Sergei Parajanov | Director |
| Writing | Gia Badridze | Writer |
| Writing | Mikhail Lermontov | Novel |
| Sound | Javanshir Guliyev | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Albert Yavuryan | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eka Magalashvili | Costume Design |
| Art | Gogi Aleqsi-Meskhishvili | Production Design |
| Art | Sergei Parajanov | Production Design |
| Sound | Gari Kuntsevi | Sound Editor |
| Art | Niko Zandukeli | Production Design |
| Art | Shota Gogolashvili | Production Design |
| Directing | Dodo Abashidze | Director |
