Bab'Aziz

Name: Bab'Aziz
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006-05-11
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Parviz Shahinkhou, Maryam Hamid, Golshifteh Farahani, Mohamed Grayaâ, Hossein Panahi

IMDb ID: tt0395461 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 7.5 (3,945 votes)

Genres: Drama

The story of a blind dervish Bab'Aziz and his spirited granddaughter, Ishtar, together they wander the desert in search of a great reunion of dervishes that takes place just once every thirty years.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesBelgium: Bab'Aziz: Le Prince Qui Contemplait Son Âme (French)
France: Bab'Aziz: Le Prince Qui Contemplait Son Âme
Tunisia: Bab'Aziz: Le Prince Qui Contemplait Son Âme (French)
United Kingdom: Bab'Aziz: The Prince That Contemplated His Soul
United States: Bab'Aziz: The Prince That Contemplated His Soul
World-wide: Bab'Aziz: The Prince That Contemplated His Soul (English)
Australia: Bab'Aziz
Hungary: Bab'Aziz - A sivatag hercege
Germany: Bab'Aziz - Der Prinz, der seine Seele betrachtete
Switzerland: Bab'Aziz - Der Tanz des Windes (German, DVD Title)
Poland: Bab'Aziz - Drogi ojciec
Argentina: Bab'Aziz - El príncipe que contempló su alma
Brazil: Bab'Aziz - O príncipe que contemplava a sua alma (Alternative Title)
Turkey: Bab'Aziz: Ruhunu Tefekkür Eden Prens (Turkish)
Brazil: Baba Aziz, o príncipe que contemplou sua alma
Canada: The Prince Contemplating His Soul (English)
Russia: Дед Азиз
Bulgaria: Дядо Азиз (Bulgarian)
Hong Kong: 新天方夜譚之失魂王子 (Cantonese, Festival Title)
Bab'Aziz: Ruhunu Tefekkür Eden PrensContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2006-05-11Runtime96 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews18Critic Reviews24Countries / RegionsTunisia
Hungary
France
Germany
Iran
Switzerland
United KingdomLanguagesPersian
ArabicKeywordspoetry
spirituality
sufi
storytelling
gazelleFilming LocationsTunisiaProduction CompaniesBehnegar
Farabi Cinema Foundation
Hannibal FilmsOfficial SitesOfficial site - http://www.typecastfilms.com/babaziz/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395461/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0395461.jpgUpdated At2025-09-19T05:00:33

Directors

Nacer Khemir

Writers

Tonino Guerra
Nacer Khemir

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Parviz Shahinkhou | Character: Bab'Aziz
Actor: Maryam Hamid | Character: Ishtar
Actor: Golshifteh Farahani | Character: Nour
Actor: Mohamed Grayaâ | Character: Osman
Actor: Hossein Panahi | Character: Red Dervish
Actor: Nessim Khaloul | Character: Zaid
Actor: Hessam Hassanipour | Character: Hassan
Actor: Hamed Hassanipour | Character: Hossein
Actor: Morteza Zare | Character: Ramadan
Actor: Mohsen Ghazi Moradi | Character: Intendant
Actor: Ali Asghar Nejat | Character: The Horse Rider
Actor: Kaveh Khodashenas | Character: Prince
Actor: Jahansooz Fooladi | Character: Old Prince Dervish
Actor: Abdelmajid Lakhal | Character: Old Calligrapher, Calligrapher
Actor: Razi Amiri | Character: The Smuggler
Actor: Soren Mehrabiar | Character: Dervish 1
Actor: Shahab Tabrizian | Character: Dervish 2
Actor: Pouria Bahremano | Character: Dervish 3
Actor: Salimeh Mobakkari | Character: Dervish 4
Actor: Khazir Moavizadeh | Character: Dervish 5
Actor: Emnanaoui | Character: Zahra
Actor: Intidhar Kamarti | Character: Palace Girl 1
Actor: Hayet Trabelsi | Character: Palace Girl 2
Actor: Lilia Gharsallah | Character: Palace Girl 13
Actor: Nour Chiba | Character: Dervish
Actor: Ramona Shah | Character: Woman with Letter
Actor: Alireza Wasibi | Character: Henna Worker
Actor: Reza Najifi | Character: Card Player
Actor: Negar Atash Afrouz | Character: Girl in the Mosque
Actor: Naim Shahmovad Khan | Character: Hassan's Friend
Actor: Zeinab Ghareeb | Character: Ishtar
Actor: Mohammadreza Najafi | Character: Actor
Actor: Emre Tetikel | Character: Shivaz

[Directors Group]
Name: Nacer Khemir | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Tonino Guerra | Role: Writer
Name: Nacer Khemir | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Cyriac Auriol | Role: Producer
Name: Karl Baumgartner | Role: Producer
Name: Mehran Haghighi | Role: Producer
Name: Lauraine Heftler | Role: Producer
Name: András Muhi | Role: Producer
Name: Ali Reza Shoja'noori | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Armand Amar | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Mahmoud Kalari | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Isabelle Rathery | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Leila Fournier | Role: Casting Director
Name: Sarah Teper | Role: Casting Director

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Anes Talmoudi | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Maud Perl | Role: Costume Designer

[Production Management]
Name: Mohammadreza Najafi | Role: Production Manager
Name: Shahnam Shahbazzadeh | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Benjamin Blanc | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Iraj Habashi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Amin Mahdavi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sepehr Mikaeilian | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Nezam Madani | Role: Art Department
Name: Majid Mirfakhraei | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Ahmad Ardalan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bahman Ardalan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Franck Desmoulins | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gábor Erdélyi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Séverin Favriau | Role: Sound Department
Name: Amirhossein Ghasemi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steve Higgs | Role: Sound Department
Name: Róbert Juhász | Role: Sound Department
Name: Anne Maisonhaute | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stuart Wilson | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Manfred Büttner | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Erich Eder | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Yves Göbel | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Daniel Lo Iacono | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Sandra Moll | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Heiko Schweizer | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Shahrad Banki | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mondher El Gaied | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Amine Messadi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mohammad Ali Yoosefi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Marie Deroudille | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Nicolas Novak | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Béraud Valentine | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Fethi Baccouchi | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Thomas Jamois | Role: Music Department
Name: Vincent Joinville | Role: Music Department
Name: Asen Kanchev | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Anita Gerencsér | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Monica Donati | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Margaret Dowling | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hosni Mihol | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dóra Nedeczky | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Issa Traverdian | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Jahansooz Fooladi | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395461/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Canada: October 8, 2005 (Vancouver International Film Festival)
France: November 24, 2005 (Nantes Festival of 3 Continents)
Switzerland: December 15, 2005 (German speaking region)
Switzerland: January 1, 2006 (French speaking region)
France: January 31, 2006 (Rencontres Cinéma de Manosque)
Hong Kong: April 16, 2006 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Hungary: May 11, 2006
Austria: October 6, 2006
France: November 15, 2006
Germany: December 7, 2006 (Around the World in 14 Films Festival)
Argentina: March 9, 2007 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Japan: March 10, 2007 (Arab Film Festival in Tokyo)
Belgium: August 8, 2007
Germany: September 20, 2007
United States: February 8, 2008 (New York City, New York)
United States: February 22, 2008 (Los Angeles, California)
Spain: March 7, 2008
United States: March 14, 2008 (Seattle, Washington)
United States: April 4, 2008 (San Francisco, California)
United States: May 2, 2008 (Denver, Colorado)
Japan: January 14, 2017 (Tokyo, Islamic Film Festival)

Awards

Box Office

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