The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam

2005 | Adventure, Drama, Family

Synopsis

Kamran is a 12-year-old boy in the present day who discovers that his ancestor is 11th-century mathematician, astronomer, and poet of Persia Omar Khayyam. The story has been passed down in his family from one generation to another, and now it is his responsibility to keep the story alive for future generations. The film takes us from the modern day to the epic past where the mutual love for a beautiful woman separates Omar Khayyam and Hassan Sabbah (the original creator of the sect of Assassins) from their eternal bond of friendship. Filmed almost entirely on location in Samarkand and Bukhara, Uzbekistan.

Scores

Overall Score
27.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
12.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
36.4%
Review Aggregate
46.8

Critic Consensus

40.0% Fresh • 20 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 40% of 20 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, character-driven, thin plot. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

historicalcharacter-driventhin plotfamily-friendlyupliftingpacing issuesstylizedvisually strikingemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Vanessa Redgrave2005$3,000$4,000(est)
Moritz Bleibtreu2005$2,000$3,000(est)
Rade Šerbedžija2005$1,000$2,000(est)
Bruno Lastra2005$1,000$2,000(est)
Christopher Simpson2005$1,000$1,000(est)
Andranik Madadian2005$1,000$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score41.0
RT critic review count22
Rotten Tomatoes audience score44.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes823

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$225,863$362,792
International2005N/AN/A
Worldwide2005$225,863$362,792

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2005$112,932$181,396
Digital Rentals ?2005$101,000$162,231
Digital Purchases ?2005$16,000$25,700
Physical Rentals ?2005$5,642,000$9,062,444
Physical Purchases ?2005$13,545,000$21,756,613
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$101,638$163,256
Total Revenues2005$19,518,570$31,351,640
Expenses
Budget ?2005$250,000 (est)$401,562 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$181,000 (est)$290,731 (est)
Participations2005$781,000$1,254,479
Residuals ?2005$1,421,000$2,282,477
Interest & Overhead2005$50,000$80,312
Total Expenses2005$2,683,000$4,309,560
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$16,835,570$27,042,080

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