The Dervish and Death

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.

Country:

Yugoslavia

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

105 minutes

Year:

1974

Director:

Zdravko Velimirović

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Company:

Avala Film,

Bosna Film,

Centar film

Cast:

Derviš Ahmed Nurudin

Muselim

Hasan Dželevdžija

Kadinica

Dubrovčanka

Crew:

Director

Writer

Novel

Novel