Ali and Nino (2016)
Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s struggle for Baku’s oil. Ultimately they must choose to fight for their country’s independence or for each other.
Country: Azerbaijan, United Kingdom
Directors: Asif Kapadia
Casts: Adam Bakri as Ali Khan Shirvanshir, María Valverde as Nino Kipiani, Connie Nielsen as Duchess Kipiani, Mandy Patinkin as Duke Kipiani, Numan Acar as Seyid Mustafa, Riccardo Scamarcio as Malik Nakhararyan, Homayoun Ershadi as Safar Khan, Halit Ergenç as Fatali Khan Khoyski, Fakhraddin Manafov as Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, Nigar Gulahmadova as Sona Taghiyeva, Parviz Gurbanov as Musa Naghiyev, Daniz Tacaddin as Nino's Friend, Khumar Salimova as Nino's Friend, Mekhriban Zeki as Sultan Khanim, Parviz Mammadrzayev as Gochu, Jovdat Shukurov as Russian Officer, Eran Anjel as Czarist Officer, Assaad Bouab as Ilyas, Ümit Demirbas as Giant Russian, Ekin Koç as Mehmed, Kushvar Sharifova
