Synopsis
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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Cast
- Adam BakriAli Khan Shirvanshir
- María ValverdeNino Kipiani
- Connie NielsenDuchess Kipiani
- Mandy PatinkinDuke Kipiani
- Numan AcarSeyid Mustafa
- Riccardo ScamarcioMalik Nakhararyan
- Homayoun ErshadiSafar Khan
- Halit ErgençFatali Khan Khoyski
- Fakhraddin ManafovHaji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev
- Nigar GulahmadovaSona Taghiyeva
Recommendations
- 63
RogerEbert.com
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. - 60
The New York Times
Asif 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. - 50
Village Voice
It's all very tasteful, if not terribly exciting. - 40
Los Angeles Times
There’s zero chemistry or feeling to this sweeping, predictable endeavor, only the scent of what might have been.
