Bab'Aziz

★★★★★

Original title: Bab'Aziz: The Prince That Contemplated His Soul

“To find the beloved, one must have faith”

2005 · 1 h 36 min

Directed by Nacer Khemir

Drama

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Cast

Parviz Shahinkhou Maryam Hamid Golshifteh Farahani Mohamed Grayaâ Hossein Panahi Nessim Khaloul

Credits

Written by: Tonino Guerra

Plot

A blind dervish and his granddaughter travel across the desert to reach a great gathering of dervishes, and meet storytellers on the way, in a poetic, Sufi-inspired fable.

Sinekatalog’s take

A poetic and hypnotic Sufi fable.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (4,244 votes)
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