"While the world was falling apart, they were falling in love."
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.
Ali Khan Shirvanshir
Nino Kipiani
Duchess Kipiani
Duke Kipiani
Seyid Mustafa
Malik Nakhararyan
Safar Khan Shirvanshir
Fatali Khan Khoyski
Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev
Sona Taghiyeva
Musa Naghiyev
Nino's Friend
Nino's Friend
Sultan Khanim
Gochu
Russian Officer
Czarist Officer
Ilyas
Giant Russian
Mehmed
Malik Nakhararyan’s mother
Ilyas’ soldier
Ali Asadulla
Fatali Khan Khoyski (voice)
Nino Kipiani (voice)
Ali Khan Shirvanshir (voice)
Malik Nakhararyan (voice)
Duke Kipiani (voice)
Duchess Kipiani (voice)
Safar Khan Shirvanshir (voice)
Gochu (voice)
Seyid Mustafa (voice)
Mehmed (voice)
Ilyas (voice)