The Dervish and Death
The Dervish and Death

The Dervish and Death

1974-07-11| 105 min

Ahmet Nurudin is a dervish and head of the Islamic monastery of the Mevlevi order in Sarajevo. He is a personification of morale and dogmatic belief, everything that Muslim religion of the Ottoman rule rests on. Throughout his life, the atmosphere of the city, the relations with the judge and the mechanism of government, the image of Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the nineteenth century is being revealed. Based on a highly praised novel by Meša Selimović.

Genres

Drama

Cast

Voja Mirić

Voja Mirić

Velimir Živojinović

Velimir Živojinović

Boris Dvornik

Boris Dvornik

Olivera Katarina

Olivera Katarina

Špela Rozin

Špela Rozin

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