Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Zdravko Velimirović Director
- Vojislav Mirić as Derviš Ahmed Nurudin
- Velimir 'Bata' Živojinović as Muselim
- Boris Dvornik as Hasan Dželevdžija
- Olivera Katarina as Kadinica
- Špela Rozin as Dubrovčanka
- Faruk Begolli as Mula Jusuf
- Branko Pleša as Kadija
- Abdurrahman Shala as Tatarin
- Pavle Vuisić as Muftija
- Veljko Mandić Cast
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