The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam (2005)

Director:

Kayvan Mashayekh

Writers:

Belle Avery (writer)
Kayvan Mashayekh (writer)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Family

Tagline:

Love, Destiny, Faith.....eternal truths from a genius with the soul of a poet

Plot:

Kamran is a 12 year old boy in the present day who discovers that his ancestor is the 11th Century Mathematician...

Cast

Vanessa Redgrave	...	The Heiress
Moritz Bleibtreu	...	Malikshah
Rade Serbedzija	...	Imam Muaffak
Bruno Lastra	...	Omar Khayyam
Christopher Simpson	...	Hassan Sabbah
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kevin Anding	...	Timmy
Diane Baker	...	Miss Taylor
Puya Behinaein	...	Nader
Daniel Black	...	Young Omar
Richard Dillard	...	Mr. Saxon
Adam Echahly	...	Kamran
Marie Espinosa	...	Darya
Raushan Gaiziev	...	Deneb
Carlena Gower	...	Laura
Sarah Hadaway	...	Omar's Mother
C. Thomas Howell	...	Coach Fielding
Dariush Iran Nezhad	...	Grandfather (as Darius Irannejat)
Hanane Joumal-Echahly	...	Shahin
Andy Madadian	...	Ali Ben-Sabbah
Layla Lauren Mashayekh	...	Nessa
Yasmin Paige	...	Young Darya
Shani Rigsbee	...	Court Entertainer
Shahurad Vossughi	...	Mansour (as Shahrad Vossoughi)
Apik Youssefian	...	Grandmother

Also Known As:

Omar (USA) (working title)
The Keeper (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for violence and a scene of sensuality.

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

Persian | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Company:

Guide Company Films Inc.

Trivia:

Kayvan Mashayekh had just arrived on a location scout for the film in Morocco on 11 September 2001. After returning to the US a week later, no one would talk to him about his project for one year and all financial backers withdrew support.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The Alalamut (Aluh Amut) Castle, center of operation of Hassan-e-Sabah is actually 670 miles (1048 Kilometers) away from Nishapur (Nishabur) the capital of Malik Shah.

Soundtrack:

From Here To Beyond

Great film that provides a brief epiphany

Wow, this turned out to be quite an interesting film! Through the first part of the movie, while the characters were being developed, I found myself wondering just where the film was taking me... and how long it would take to get there. By the second half though, the script proceeds quite well and leaves you with a feeling of just the slightest bit of understanding as to how things have developed not just within the Persian region, but all over the region. Initially I was kind of hoping more for the unveiling of the Assassins and all the action that would bring (this didn't really happen, though was touched upon briefly), but what I received was a tale told in two times of how people develop and affect those around themselves, as well as, within themselves. Don't get me wrong, the film isn't all philosophy, but it does weave a tale worth telling... if you pay attention.

I really enjoyed the film once I came to the realization that it was not going to be action-packed, the tale itself was well worth it!