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A sweeping romance set in the Caspian Sea region around the time of World War I, Asif Kapadia’s “Ali & Nino” is the kind of lush historical drama that Hollywood might have made in the 1930s but these days unsurprisingly owes its existence to foreign producers and, most especially, a renowned literary source.
Nov 17, 2016 · Based on a 1937 novel, this romance centers on two lovers, Ali (Adam Bakri), a Muslim, and Nino (María Valverde), a Christian, in Azerbaijan and Tbilisi, Georgia, in the 1910s. Their marriage...
- Ken Jaworowski
- Asif Kapadia
40% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 58% Audience Score 100+ Ratings Ali Khan Shirvanshir, the male descendant of a royal Muslim family, falls in love with the beautiful Nino Kipiani, a Georgian princess...
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- Adam Bakri
- Asif Kapadia
- Romance, History, Drama
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Oct 6, 2016 · Ali and Nino: Directed by Asif Kapadia. With Adam Bakri, María Valverde, Mandy Patinkin, Riccardo Scamarcio. Love story of a Muslim Azerbaijani boy and Christian Georgian girl in Baku from 1918 to 1920.
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- Drama, Romance, War
- Asif Kapadia
- 2016-10-06
Excellent movie, I really loved it very much! During the Russian Empire, Ali and Nino fall in love. Ali is a Muslim from Azerbaijan who lives in the oil-rich city of Baku, in the family's Shirvanshir Palace. Nino is a Georgian Orthodox Christian whose wealthy Kipiani family also lives in Baku.
Ali and Nino is a 2016 British-Azerbaijani war film, based on Kurban Said's 1937 novel of the same name. The film is written by Christopher Hampton [4] and directed by Asif Kapadia . [5] It stars Maria Valverde [6] and Adam Bakri .
Ali & Nino looks extravagant and beautiful. The romance can be simple, sweet, and lovely at times, but it does fall a bit on the melodramatic side. Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 14,...