Ali and Nino
Synopsis
Adapated from the novel 'Ali and Nino' first published in 1937 by an author writing under the pseudonym Kurban Said.
Set in Azerbaijan in 1914 exploring the dilemmas created by 'European' rule over an 'Oriental' society through the love story of Ali and Nino. Ali, a Muslim with his ancestors’ passion for the desert, and Nino, a Christian Georgian girl with sophisticated European ways - the two, who have loved each other since childhood, face a variety of obstacles preventing them from being together, including their religions and the impending threat of World War I. As the political-military situation intensifies in Russia and Turkey, the two become swept up in Azerbaijan’s fight for independence.
Sundance Film Festival 2016 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2016
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 100 mins
- Director
- Asif Kapadia
- Producer
- Kris Thykier
- Executive Producer
- Leyla Aliyeva, Mairi Bett
- Editor
- Alexander Berner
- Screenwriter
- Christopher Hampton (script), Kurban Said (novel)
- Director of Photography
- Gökhan Tiryaki
- Production Designer
- Carlos Conti
- Sound
- Production Sound Mixer: Colin Nicolson
- Music
- Dario Marianelli
- Principal Cast
- Adam Bakri, María Valverde, Mandy Patinkin, Connie Nielsen, Homayoun Ershadi, Riccardo Scarmarcio
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 25th April 2016
