Synopsis
بابا عزیز
“The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul”
The story of a blind dervish named 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. With faith as their only guide, the two journey for days through the expansive, barren landscape.
The 2004–2006 Other Asia Window
Bab'Aziz holds position #13 of 49 Other Asia films in the 2004–2006 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Other Asia, 130 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Bab'Aziz premiered alongside 15 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 15 other Other Asia films in 2005.
The 179th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
33 audience reviews — more than 79% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 85th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #189 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (65th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #143 of 356 (top 40%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United Kingdom, Iran, Switzerland, Tunisia, Hungary, France, Germany |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Spoken Languages | Arabic, Persian |
| Production Companies | Les Films du Requin, Zephyr Films, Pegasos Film, Behnegar, Hannibal Films |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | October 8, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0395461 |