
Ali is an upper class Muslim man, whose family holds a great deal of power in Baku, Azerbaijan. At that time, before World War One, Azerbaijan was part of the Russian Empire. Nino, Ali's lover, is from neighboring Georgia and is Christian, but the two are deeply in love and elope to the countryside. The story follows the two, who get married, through World War One, which only sees some of Ali's friends sent off to war. After the Russians surrender, however, conflict comes to ... (Full plot summary below)
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Ali is an upper class Muslim man, whose family holds a great deal of power in Baku, Azerbaijan. At that time, before World War One, Azerbaijan was part of the Russian Empire. Nino, Ali's lover, is from neighboring Georgia and is Christian, but the two are deeply in love and elope to the countryside. The story follows the two, who get married, through World War One, which only sees some of Ali's friends sent off to war. After the Russians surrender, however, conflict comes to Baku. Ali fights the Bolsheviks with the Azerbaijani militia and Nino helps nurse wounded soldiers during the March Days massacre in Baku.
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| RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireThe 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. |
| Punch Drunk CriticsMae AbdulbakiAli & 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. |
| New York TimesKen JaworowskiAsif Kapadia, the director (whose film “Amy” won an Oscar for best documentary), has a fine eye for splendor, as does Gokhan Tiryaki, his cinematographer. Mr. Kapadia’s sense of pacing isn’t as acute. |
| Stream on DemandSean AxmakerThe sweep of history and the portrait of the culture Azerbaijan 100 years ago is more interesting than the human drama. |
| SensacineMarcos GandíaAli & Nino never manages to thrill the spectator, nor to implicate him in the intimate drama. [Full review in Spanish] |
| Cinemanía (Spain)Janire ZurbanoAn almost epic love story that waste its historical potential. [Full review in Spanish] |
| Village VoiceAbbey BenderIt's all very tasteful, if not terribly exciting. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleThere’s zero chemistry or feeling to this sweeping, predictable endeavor, only the scent of what might have been. |
| User ReviewLana G5 stars because this movie is utterly underrated! I enjoyed it all, actors are incredibly lovely. Directors should make more movies like this one, because all countries deserve to be known and loved. |
| User Reviewrana rThe movie was wonderful, I absolutely loved every minute. I only wish the movie showed a little more of Ali and Nino's childhood together as the book had done. Beautifully filmed! |