In the pre-World War I era, Ali, a Muslim man from a powerful family in Baku, Azerbaijan, a Russian Empire province, elopes with Nino, a Christian woman from neighboring Georgia, whom he loves deeply.
Ali and Nino
In the early 20th century, a romantic tale unfolds in Baku as a Muslim Azerbaijani boy falls deeply in love with a Christian Georgian girl, their forbidden love set against the backdrop of a tumultuous period from 1918 to 1920.