Ali & Nino

Asif Kapadia has directed a film that took me right back to some of the most cinematic classics such as Lawrence of Arabia, The English Patient, A Passage To India and many more films that sprung to mind, not because of any story comparisons, but reminding me that cinema can be entertaining but also cinema can be a beautiful work of art. Whilst filmmaker Asif Kapadia has completed many documentary projects over the recent years, it is wonderful to see him returning to a narrative film and yet losing no skill at all in telling us a ‘performed' story compared to documentary storytelling. Definitely one of my films of the year and a film you should definitely check out.

I enjoyed this movie, and learning about the struggle of Azerbaijan to regain its nationhood. The cinematography was stunning. The interfaith love story was well done and poignant.

In Ali&Nino, the cinematography and the wide landscapes take the film to another level from epicness, The film involving the culture in the decoration and the clothing and also the dancing, A great direction made this movie a little tasty, a lot of silly smiles and kissing scenes to pass the time but this film is an enjoyable thought.

5 stars because this movie is utterly underrated! I enjoyed it all, actors are incredibly lovely. Directors should make more movies like this one, because all countries deserve to be known and loved.

Another love story in a rarely seen region on Earth, Azerbaijan. Beautiful scenery. Hope it was really shot on-site. The story touched only a small portion of its history.

The movie was wonderful, I absolutely loved every minute. I only wish the movie showed a little more of Ali and Nino's childhood together as the book had done. Beautifully filmed!

Men galloping around on horses wearing fezes. Women kept prisoner by eunuchs. Beautiful tile-decorated palaces destroyed by bombing. Azerbaijan tries for independence but loses out when the Soviets march in wearing pointy hats to take over its oil fields. The titular star-crossed lovers have a different role than in the book. Here, Nino is trapped, while Ali takes an active role in life and politics. See it for the costumes and the horses (Azerbaijanis used to be celebrated horsemen, developing their own breed).

Love story of a Muslim Azerbaijani Boy and Christian Georgian girl in Baku from 1918 to 1920.Adam Bakri Plays The Role of The Muslim Azerbaijani boy. He Was The Main Character of The Palestinian Movie "Omar".

Great movie and love story. I also got to learn some history!