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.
Adam Echahly
Kamran
Bruno Lastra
Omar Khayyam
Moritz Bleibtreu
Malikshah
Rade Šerbedžija
Imam Muaffak
Vanessa Redgrave
Miss Sangorski
Christopher Simpson
Hassan Sabbah
Marie Espinosa
Darya
Diane Baker
Miss Taylor
C. Thomas Howell
Coach Fielding
Sarah Hadaway
Omar's Mother
The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam is a adventure, drama, family film released in 2005. Directed by Kayvan Mashayekh, it stars Adam Echahly, Bruno Lastra, Moritz Bleibtreu. 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.
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