The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam

The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam

95 mins | Drama, Adventure, Family | June 10, 2005

Kamran is a 12 year old boy in the present day who discovers that his ancestor is the 11th Century Mathematician, Astronomer, Poet of Persia, Omar Khayyam. The story has been passed down in his family from one generation to another, and now it is his responsibility to keep the story alive for future generations. The film takes us from the modern day to the epic past where the relationship between Omar Khayyam, Hassan Sabbah (the original creator of the sect of Assassins) and their mutual love for a beautiful woman separate them from their eternal bond of friendship. Filmed almost entirely on location in Samarkand and Bukhara, Uzbekistan.

The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam

95 mins | Drama, Adventure, Family | June 10, 2005

The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam
Kamran is a 12 year old boy in the present day who discovers that his ancestor is the 11th Century Mathematician, Astronomer, Poet of Persia, Omar Khayyam. The story has been passed down in his family from one generation to another, and now it is his responsibility to keep the story alive for future generations. The film takes us from the modern day to the epic past where the relationship between Omar Khayyam, Hassan Sabbah (the original creator of the sect of Assassins) and their mutual love for a beautiful woman separate them from their eternal bond of friendship. Filmed almost entirely on location in Samarkand and Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Guide Company Films Inc.
Original title The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam
Directors Kayvan Mashayekh
Writers Kayvan Mashayekh, Belle Avery

Cast

Adam Echahly

as Kamran

Bruno Lastra

as Omar Khayyam

Moritz Bleibtreu

as Malikshah

Rade Šerbedžija

as Imam Muaffak

Vanessa Redgrave

as Miss Sangorski

Christopher Simpson

as Hassan Sabbah

Marie Espinosa

as Darya

Diane Baker

as Miss Taylor

C. Thomas Howell

as Coach Fielding

Sarah Hadaway

as Omar's Mother

Hanane Joumal

as Shahin

Eleonalatovara Kottlab

as Slave Woman

Margharita Guschina

as Deneb's Guardian

Elsevar Iskhakova

as Alamut Castle Woman

Yasmin Paige

as Little Darya

Shani Rigsbee

as Court Entertainer