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Director
Asif Kapadia
Cast
Adam Bakri,
María Valverde,
Connie Nielsen,
Mandy Patinkin,
Numan Acar,
Riccardo Scamarcio
Genre
Drama,
Romance
In 1910s Azerbaijan, Muslim prince Ali and Christian aristocrat Nino fall in love despite their different backgrounds. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s struggle for Azerbaijan's oil. Ultimately, they must choose to fight for their country’s independence and to for each other.
RogerEbert.com by Godfrey Cheshire
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.
The New York Times by Ken Jaworowski
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.
Village Voice by Abbey Bender
It's all very tasteful, if not terribly exciting.
Los Angeles Times by Robert Abele
There’s zero chemistry or feeling to this sweeping, predictable endeavor, only the scent of what might have been.
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