Storyline
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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Connie Nielsen, Homayoun Ershadi, María Valverde, Mandy Patinkin, Numan Acar, Assaad Bouab, Ümit Demirbas, Adam Bakri, Halit Ergenç, Fakhraddin Manafov, Nigar Gulahmadova, Parviz Gurbanov, Daniz Tacaddin, Khumar Salimova, Mekhriban Zeki, Parviz Mammadrzayev, Jovdat Shukurov, Eran Anjel, Ekin Koç, Kushvar Sharifova
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63
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
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
There’s zero chemistry or feeling to this sweeping, predictable endeavor, only the scent of what might have been.
