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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.
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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.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Drama, Romance
Written By:Christopher Hampton
In Theaters:1/27/2016
Box Office:
Runtime:100 minutes
Studio:PeaPie Films, AZ Celtic Films
Cast
Asif Kapadia
Director
Adam Bakri
Ali Khan Shirvanshir
María Valverde
Nino Kipiani
Connie Nielsen
Duchess Kipiani
Mandy Patinkin
Duke Kipiani
Numan Acar
Seyid Mustafa
Riccardo Scamarcio
Malik Nakhararyan
Homayoun Ershadi
Safar Khan Shirvanshir
Halit Ergenç
Fatali Khan Khoyski
Fakhraddin Manafov
Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev
Nigar Gulahmadova
Sona Taghiyeva
Parviz Gurbanov
Musa Naghiyev
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