Ali and Nino (film)

Ali and Nino
Əli və Nino
Directed by	Asif Kapadia
Produced by	Kris Thykier Sasha Harris Alex Sutherland Mairi Bett Leyla Aliyeva Pip Williams
Written by	Christopher Hampton
Based on	Ali and Nino by Kurban Said
Starring	Adam Bakri María Valverde Mandy Patinkin Connie Nielsen Homayoun Ershadi Halit Ergenç Numan Acar Fakhraddin Manafov
Music by	Dario Marianelli[1]
Cinematography	Gökhan Tiryaki
Edited by	Alexander Berner
Production company	PeaPie Films IM Global Celtic Films
Release dates	27 January 2016 (2016-January-27) (Sundance Film Festival) 27 October 2016 (2016-October-27) (Azerbaijan)
Running time	104 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English Azerbaijani Russian
Budget	$20 mln[2]

Ali and Nino is a British^[3] film based on Kurban Said's novel of the same name. The movie is written by Christopher Hampton^[4] and directed by Asif Kapadia.^[5] Most of the film set in Turkey and Azerbaijan.^[6] The film's cast is international, with Maria Valverde^[7] and Adam Bakri in the main roles.^[8]

Cast

• Adam Bakri as Ali Khan Shirvanshir
• María Valverde as Nino Kipiani
• Mandy Patinkin as Duke Kipiani
• Connie Nielsen as Duchess Kipiani
• Homayoun Ershadi as Ali's father
• Halit Ergenç as Fatali Khan Khoyski
• Fakhraddin Manafov as Zeynalabdin Taghiyev
• Nigar Gulahmadova as Sona Taghiyeva
• Parviz Bagirov as Musa Naghiyev
• Numan Acar as Said Mustafa
• Mehriban Zaki as Sultan Khanim
• Parviz Mammadrzayev as Gochu
• Qurban Ismayilov as Gazi Mulla
• Ekin Koç as Mehmed
• Rasim Jafar as Ivan
• Assaad Bouab as Ilyas
• Jovdat Shukurov as Russian officer
• Daniz Tajeddin as Nino's friend #1
• Khumar Salimova as Nino's friend #2
• Jumshud Zeynalov

References

1. ↑ "Dario Marianelli to Score Laika's 'Kubo and the Two Strings'". filmmusicreporter.com. Retrieved 7 October 2016. 
2. ↑ "Box office / business for Ali and Nino". imdb.com. Retrieved 7 October 2016. 
3. ↑ http://agenda.ge/news/65561/eng
4. ↑ Christopher Hampton to adapt ‘Ali and Nino’ Christopher Hampton to adapt ‘Ali and Nino’, Diana Lodderhose, Variety, 9 January 2012.
5. ↑ U.K. Director Asif Kapadia to Helm 'Ali and Nino' From PeaPie Films, Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2013
6. ↑ Maria Valverde Joins ‘Ali & Nino'; Principal Photography To Begin In February, Ali Jaafar, deadline.com, 8 January 2015
7. ↑ Maria Valverde to star in 'Ali & Nino', http://news.yahoo.com, 9 January 2015
8. ↑ История любви Али и Нино вскоре появится на больших экранах, Елена Остапенко, 1news.az, 27 August 2014

External links

• Ali and Nino at the Internet Movie Database