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.

Following a rewarding spell in documentary filmmaking with the likes of Amy and Senna, Asif Kapadia returned to fiction features with this sweeping historical romance. With a script by Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons), Ali & Nino is a lush, passionate odyssey in the spirit of Doctor Zhivago.