The Dervish and Death

The Dervish and Death

7.1/10
1h45min
1974Drama

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In 19th century Sarajevo, a devoted dervish navigates moral dilemmas amidst the shifting power of the Ottoman Empire and personal conflicts.

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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 Mesa Selimovic.