The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam

The Keeper The Legend of Omar Khayyam is an independently released drama film about the life of the famous Persian intellectual Omar Khayym. It was directed by Kayvan Mashayekh and stars Vanessa Redgrave and Moritz Bleibtreu. It was released in 2005.

The film commenced its theatrical run in movie theaters across the US beginning in June 2005 and ended up playing inUS cities for nearly one year. In addition to its lengthy theatrical run, the film raised nearly 200,000 for Childrens and Cancer Charities in Houston, New York and London, England as a direct result of its nonprofit screenings.The film was an Official Selection at the 2005 Moscow International Film Festival. In 2006, it received two prestigious Golden Lioness Awards for Excellence in Directing and Costume Design from the World Academy of Arts, Literature and Media in Budapest, Hungary. The Keeper screenplay has also been selected for the permanent script collection of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ........

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