Ali and Nino 2016

5.6/10


NETFLIX Rating : 2


IMDB Rating : 7.1


FD Smart Rating : 5.6


Synopsis : In Azerbaijan, a young Muslim man and a Christian princess fight for their love amid family tensions, a shocking betrayal and the dawn of World War I.


Regions Available ( 7 ) :
France , Puerto Rico , United States , Greece , South Africa , Switzerland , Vietnam

Directors:

Asif Kapadia

Languages:

English [Original] , French , English

Subtitles:

French , English

Genres:

Drama, Romance, War

Release Date:

2016

Run Time:

1h41m

Maturity Rating:

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.