Ali and Nino

2016 • 101 minutes
3.9
8 reviews
40%
Tomatometer
Eligible
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About this movie

Set against the sweeping tide of history, this is the breathtaking tale of a romance that crosses political, geographic, and religious divides. Azerbaijan, 1918: though he is Muslim and she is Christian, Ali (Adam Bakri) and Nino (Maria Valverde) defy their parents and marry. At first it appears that their all-consuming love will be enough to overcome the differences in their backgrounds. But their bond is soon put the test, first as she confronts what it means to be a westernized woman living in a traditionalist society, and then again when everything they know is turned upside down by the arrival of World War I. Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia (Amy) from a script by Atonement screenwriter Christopher Hampton, Ali and Nino transports viewers to a land of awe-inspiring beauty and a time of great upheaval. With Mandy Patinkin.

Ratings and reviews

3.9
8 reviews
Kassandra Cox
May 6, 2022
It was a good movie, but it pales in comparison to the book. This movie is gorgeous visually, and the music is very good. However, the makers of the movie made a lot of changes to the source material that I think was an injustice. They removed the complexity of Ali, and Nino's fire, and completely removed the main theme of the book, which was what is Europe and what is Asia, and what does it mean to live in a society that is both and neither. I think that if you haven't read the book it would be very difficult to get into the movie, because the most likeable and interestings things about the characters from the book aren't in the movie. That said, I did enjoy it, and I did enjoy seeing the book I read come to life.
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