The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam(2005)- User Reviews

This film will give you an understanding of the beautiful character of Omar Khayyam. Well worth the watch considering the little budget they had to make this film.more»

I have watched the movie in D.C. at E St Theatre. The producer Mr.Mashayekh portraits himself as a person who truly wants to help erase the misocnceptions of Middle Easterners and Muslims in the eyes of Westerners. This is what he says on his website …more»

"The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam"

I received an "evite" to attend a private (full-house) screening of "The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam" at "E" Street Cinema, Washington, DC - with Director/Producer/Writer …more»

The movie is not historically accurate, as the director does not claim so. The director elaborates that this is not a Hollywood movie financed by big studios, but one can find all sort of Hollywood clich�s in it. The message that the movie is trying to …more»

As a wanta-be Orientalist who is in love with Persian Literature and Poetry, this movie can't be missed. I pray it will go nationwide into the smaller theaters where millions can see it's beauty. What a wonderful introduction for my daughter into …more»

After seeing that this movie generated almost $400,000 at the U.S. box office from only 5 prints, I felt like I needed to see what audiences were going nuts over. And I was not disappointed, but pleasantly surprised to find an epic scope feature that …more»

Iran is a Phinex.....Die but from it,s dust rise another Phinex
tnx to Kayvan Mashayekh for making this movie...
You are Realy an Iranian Son....
We wait for Cyrus the Great
Show the word who we truly are...
and one thay we raise againmore»

Just recently after seeing an ad in the San
Francisco Chronicle, I was motivated to
see this movie. Some reasons that motivated me to
see this movie was, because I have heard many
stories about the visionary Omar Khayyan. Some of
his great works …more»

The heart will take wings when the viewer feels the immense spiritual legacy that comes from the path of the heart. Each of us is a "Keeper" of the Flame that has been given to the temple of God, the human heart. As a Catholic priest sojourning …more»

When I watched this movie for the first time, I could not stop watching it again and again. This film was magnificent, but not entirely historically accurate. For example, Malak Shah Seljuqi didn't die in battle. Furthermore, in that class room of …more»