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Ali and Nino

2016 · 100 min · Drama

In early-20th-century Baku, a Muslim Azerbaijani nobleman and a Christian Georgian aristocrat fall deeply in love, only to see their romance tested by the upheavals of World War I and the great powers' struggle over the region's oil. A sweeping historical romance.

Why it’s here

A British-led adaptation of the canonical Baku-set Azerbaijani romance.

Runtime
100 min
Genre
Drama · Romance
Mood
romantic · thoughtful · dark
Entry
easy entry
Best for
first visit · shorter watch

Content notes: war or political violence Non-exhaustive

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