Asif Kapadia's 2001 film The Warrior won the BAFTA award
Los Angeles:
Indian-origin filmmaker AsifKapadia will direct epic love story on first World War AliAnd Nino.
The film is based on the novel by Kurban Said that waspublished in 1937, reported Deadline.
Christopher Hampton has adapted the novel by the same namefor the screen.
It is set in Azerbaijan where Ali Khan Shirvanshir, themale descendant of a royal Muslim family, falls in love withNino Kipiani, a beautiful, Christian, Georgian princess.PeaPie's Kris Thykier will be producing the film. LelyaAliyeva is the executive producer.
Kapadia's 2001 film The Warrior won the BAFTA award inthe Best British Film category.
He is also due to direct an untitled documentary on thelife of late singer Amy Winehouse.
The film is based on the novel by Kurban Said that waspublished in 1937, reported Deadline.
Christopher Hampton has adapted the novel by the same namefor the screen.
It is set in Azerbaijan where Ali Khan Shirvanshir, themale descendant of a royal Muslim family, falls in love withNino Kipiani, a beautiful, Christian, Georgian princess.PeaPie's Kris Thykier will be producing the film. LelyaAliyeva is the executive producer.
Kapadia's 2001 film The Warrior won the BAFTA award inthe Best British Film category.
He is also due to direct an untitled documentary on thelife of late singer Amy Winehouse.
