Synopsis
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.
Cast
Adam Bakri
Ali Khan Shirvanshir
María Valverde
Nino Kipiani
Connie Nielsen
Duchess Kipiani
Mandy Patinkin
Duke Kipiani
Numan Acar
Seyid Mustafa
Riccardo Scamarcio
Malik Nakhararyan
Homayoun Ershadi
Safar Khan Shirvanshir
Halit Ergenç
Fatali Khan Khoyski
Fakhraddin Manafov
Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev
Nigar Gulahmadova
Sona Taghiyeva
Parviz Gurbanov
Musa Naghiyev
Deniz Tajeddin
Nino's Friend
Khumar Salimova
Nino's Friend
Mekhriban Zeki
Sultan Khanim
Parviz Mammadrzayev
Gochu
Jovdat Shukurov
Russian Officer
Eran Anjel
Czarist Officer
Assaad Bouab
Ilyas
Ümit Demirbas
Giant Russian
Ekin Koç
Mehmed
Gushvar Sharifova
Malik Nakhararyan’s mother
Tural Ahmad
Ilyas’ soldier
Vugar Memmedeliyev
Ali Asadulla
Nuraddin Mehdikhanli
Fatali Khan Khoyski (voice)
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