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bab'azizThe Prince That Contemplated His SoulTunizija reĹľija/directed by scenarij/screenplay fotografija/cinematography glasba/music montaĹľa/editing zvok/sound igrajo/cast producenta/producers produkcija/production Behnegar Pegasos Film Hannibal Film koprodukcija/co-production Zephyr Films format/format dolĹľina/running time prodaja/world sales 
Two figures, lost in an ocean of sand. Ishtar, a lively little girl, and her grandfather Bab'Aziz, a blind dervish. Their goal is the great reunion of dervishes that takes place every thirty years. But to find out where it is held, one must have faith. One must listen to the infinite silence of the desert with one's heart. As they cross the endless expanse of burning-freezing sand, they encounter other people. Osman, aching for the beautiful young women he found at the bottom of a well ... Zaid, whose singing seduced a ravishing beauty he has lost ... There is also the Prince, who gives up his realm to become a dervish – an ancient tale that Bab'Aziz relates to Ishtar as they struggle onward. The desert is the dervish's friend, however, and in due time it unlocks its secret to Bab'Aziz: the gathering place. The elderly man kisses his granddaughter one last time before sending her off with Zaid into the wild colors and bewitching sounds of the gathering. Because for Bab'Aziz, the time has come to fuse with the sand, to become part of the many stories and legends that swirl through the desert like a dream within another dream and so on, as infinite as the grains of sand ... |