1 00:00:23,900 --> 00:00:25,987 [SOFT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC] 2 00:00:33,031 --> 00:00:35,574 At the dawn of the Great War 3 00:00:36,980 --> 00:00:40,860 The Russian Empire ruled over more than 100 ethnic groups. 4 00:00:43,311 --> 00:00:47,376 The Caucasus Region supplier of 50% of the world's oil. 5 00:00:52,487 --> 00:00:54,703 The Land where East meets West. 6 00:00:59,967 --> 00:01:01,976 [WIND WHISTLING] 7 00:01:10,667 --> 00:01:12,677 [BUBBLING] 8 00:01:18,401 --> 00:01:20,415 [BIRDS CHIRPING] 9 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:01,620 [WOMAN CHUCKLES] 10 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,087 But we did it yesterday. 11 00:02:04,367 --> 00:02:06,584 [HUMMING] 12 00:02:19,833 --> 00:02:21,137 [CHUCKLES] 13 00:02:21,466 --> 00:02:23,266 WOMAN: He said he loved it. 14 00:02:27,201 --> 00:02:31,737 I'm so glad he clapped, because if not it... would be... 15 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:49,881 [SHEEP BLEATING] 16 00:02:52,234 --> 00:02:54,686 Father, I want to get married. 17 00:02:57,900 --> 00:02:59,812 You want me to find you a beautiful wife? 18 00:03:02,633 --> 00:03:04,527 I want to marry Nino Kipiani. 19 00:03:06,550 --> 00:03:09,121 Her hips are too slim, like all Georgians. 20 00:03:09,500 --> 00:03:11,082 Father! 21 00:03:11,967 --> 00:03:15,776 A woman's hips are more important than her education, my son. Remember that. 22 00:03:24,733 --> 00:03:26,821 When do you want to marry? 23 00:03:27,300 --> 00:03:28,843 Soon. 24 00:03:33,366 --> 00:03:35,844 I should like my grandson to be born in May. 25 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:39,253 It is a lucky month. 26 00:03:41,567 --> 00:03:44,620 - Why did you choose her? - ALI: I love her, Father. 27 00:03:44,700 --> 00:03:48,286 FATHER: Generally speaking, loving a woman is not a good idea. 28 00:03:48,366 --> 00:03:50,091 ALI: [CHUCKLES] Father. 29 00:03:50,211 --> 00:03:52,221 [CARRIAGE RATTLING] 30 00:03:52,300 --> 00:03:54,240 [ENGINE HUMMING] 31 00:03:59,633 --> 00:04:03,287 MAN: Ali Khan, congratulations on graduating. 32 00:04:03,767 --> 00:04:06,421 It's a very well-deserved celebration for you. 33 00:04:07,300 --> 00:04:09,221 Will you be going on to study in Moscow? 34 00:04:09,300 --> 00:04:11,336 I haven't decided. 35 00:04:15,033 --> 00:04:17,110 May I ask you for this dance? 36 00:04:18,450 --> 00:04:20,028 Father? 37 00:04:20,466 --> 00:04:22,053 Certainly. 38 00:04:28,433 --> 00:04:30,454 [SHEEP BLEATING] 39 00:04:31,783 --> 00:04:33,214 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 40 00:04:33,292 --> 00:04:35,769 KIPIANI SUMMER RESIDENCE, TBILISI 41 00:04:37,101 --> 00:04:40,686 How much for the land, sir? How big is your domain? 42 00:04:40,766 --> 00:04:43,501 Well, sometimes I'm quite shy, but... 43 00:04:45,866 --> 00:04:47,685 [LAUGHS] No, no. 44 00:04:48,417 --> 00:04:50,438 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 45 00:04:51,567 --> 00:04:53,447 MALIK: May I? 46 00:04:55,833 --> 00:04:58,446 - Yes, of course. - Thank you. 47 00:05:03,466 --> 00:05:06,820 - I'm Malik Nakhararyan. - Oh. Nino Kipiani. 48 00:05:06,900 --> 00:05:09,887 - Pleasure to meet you. - Lovely to meet you. 49 00:05:09,967 --> 00:05:13,553 I'm a very good friend of your father. We are in business together. 50 00:05:13,633 --> 00:05:15,142 Oh. [CHUCKLES] 51 00:05:29,900 --> 00:05:31,709 Thank you. 52 00:05:33,833 --> 00:05:35,921 [SOFT PIANO MUSIC PLAYING] 53 00:05:40,533 --> 00:05:44,553 MAN: But we have to do that. After all, it's the supply, we have to control. 54 00:05:44,633 --> 00:05:47,153 MAN 2: Well, at least we try to. 55 00:05:47,233 --> 00:05:50,687 Prince Ali Khan, you are most welcome. 56 00:05:50,767 --> 00:05:53,620 I am so sorry, but my train was late. 57 00:05:53,700 --> 00:05:55,950 Not at all. Come and join us. 58 00:05:57,366 --> 00:05:59,450 - Welcome here. - Thank you. 59 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,887 I have just learned of your ennoblement, Your Highness. My sincere congratulations. 60 00:06:10,967 --> 00:06:13,514 You are most kind. Thank you. 61 00:06:14,233 --> 00:06:15,920 Thank you. 62 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:19,609 God is in our wine. It can do you no harm. 63 00:06:20,033 --> 00:06:23,420 Father, Ali Khan does not take alcohol. 64 00:06:23,500 --> 00:06:25,580 It's against his religion. 65 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:32,153 On this occasion, I will make an exception so I can toast Prince Kipiani. 66 00:06:32,233 --> 00:06:34,087 Thank you, young man. 67 00:06:34,166 --> 00:06:36,965 - Prince Kipiani. - ALL: Prince Kipiani. 68 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:45,787 You must go and look at our gardens after dinner, Ali Khan. 69 00:06:45,867 --> 00:06:48,420 We have the most beautiful ancient trees. 70 00:06:48,500 --> 00:06:52,740 Thank you, Your Highness, but I came to visit you, not your trees. [CHUCKLES] 71 00:06:52,820 --> 00:06:55,887 What, you have something against trees? 72 00:06:55,967 --> 00:06:58,620 Ali Khan is afraid of trees, Mr. Nakhararyan. 73 00:06:58,700 --> 00:07:02,186 Not exactly, but what others feel for trees, I feel for the desert. 74 00:07:02,266 --> 00:07:05,820 The desert? It's just scrub and sand. 75 00:07:05,900 --> 00:07:09,853 That's what I love about it, its simplicity. 76 00:07:09,933 --> 00:07:12,286 Maybe that's the difference between East and West. 77 00:07:12,366 --> 00:07:15,787 The desert asks for nothing, promises nothing... 78 00:07:16,366 --> 00:07:18,720 ...but the woods are full of questions. 79 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:19,860 - Well... - Ali Khan. 80 00:07:19,940 --> 00:07:22,687 ...eagles come from the mountains... 81 00:07:22,767 --> 00:07:25,220 ...and tigers from the forest... 82 00:07:25,300 --> 00:07:29,153 ...but nothing... nothing comes from the desert. 83 00:07:29,233 --> 00:07:32,074 Lions and warriors come from the desert. 84 00:07:32,154 --> 00:07:34,154 [LIGHT LAUGHTER] 85 00:07:35,333 --> 00:07:37,587 Lions and warriors. 86 00:07:37,667 --> 00:07:41,707 And not to forget, the source of our wealth, our oil. 87 00:07:41,787 --> 00:07:43,889 [LAUGHTER] 88 00:07:44,950 --> 00:07:46,760 Ali Khan. 89 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:48,904 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 90 00:07:49,833 --> 00:07:51,921 [SOFT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC] 91 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:14,282 [LAUGHING] 92 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:20,120 [LAUGHS] 93 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:21,987 NINO: I'm so happy you came. 94 00:08:22,066 --> 00:08:23,820 ALI: I'm sorry I was late. 95 00:08:23,900 --> 00:08:25,984 NINO: I was getting worried. 96 00:08:28,667 --> 00:08:31,688 - Who was that man sitting next to you? - Malik? 97 00:08:32,567 --> 00:08:35,653 He's from a very important Armenian family. 98 00:08:35,733 --> 00:08:37,814 [CHUCKLES] 99 00:08:37,900 --> 00:08:39,954 Your father's a prince now. 100 00:08:40,033 --> 00:08:42,720 Does that make you a princess? 101 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:44,611 It does. 102 00:08:57,767 --> 00:08:59,850 I think I love you, Ali Khan. 103 00:09:01,033 --> 00:09:03,243 Even though I'm a princess. 104 00:09:04,867 --> 00:09:07,653 Maybe you won't be one for very long. 105 00:09:07,733 --> 00:09:09,744 What do you mean? 106 00:09:10,900 --> 00:09:13,614 Don't you lose the title when you get married? 107 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:22,211 Is that supposed to be a proposal? 108 00:09:23,500 --> 00:09:25,006 Yes. 109 00:09:27,700 --> 00:09:30,019 Will you always love me, Ali Khan? 110 00:09:30,099 --> 00:09:31,220 Yes. 111 00:09:31,300 --> 00:09:33,487 And will you stay with me, whatever happens... 112 00:09:33,567 --> 00:09:35,844 ...and take no other wives? 113 00:09:38,333 --> 00:09:39,888 Yes. 114 00:09:41,066 --> 00:09:44,310 Won't your father demand I become a Muslim? 115 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:47,542 No. 116 00:09:49,733 --> 00:09:52,153 I've always wanted to go to Paris... 117 00:09:52,633 --> 00:09:55,253 ...more than anywhere in the world. 118 00:09:55,833 --> 00:09:59,857 I promise I will take you to Paris for our honeymoon. 119 00:09:59,936 --> 00:10:01,832 [CHUCKLES] 120 00:10:03,833 --> 00:10:05,421 Now... 121 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:08,814 ...will you marry me? 122 00:10:10,099 --> 00:10:11,976 I will. 123 00:10:13,366 --> 00:10:15,250 I will, Ali. 124 00:10:42,566 --> 00:10:44,074 Khan. 125 00:10:44,833 --> 00:10:46,353 Khan. 126 00:10:46,932 --> 00:10:48,978 A telegram for you. 127 00:10:49,542 --> 00:10:51,619 4th AUGUST 1914 128 00:10:56,899 --> 00:10:59,553 MAN: My dear son, the czar has seen fit... 129 00:10:59,633 --> 00:11:02,787 ...to declare war on various European monarchs. 130 00:11:02,866 --> 00:11:06,742 Return at once to Baku and be ready to do your duty. 131 00:11:09,667 --> 00:11:11,687 Who's this war against? 132 00:11:13,500 --> 00:11:16,386 The German kaiser, the Austrian emperor... 133 00:11:16,466 --> 00:11:20,473 ...the king of Bavaria, the king of Prussia, the king of Hungary... 134 00:11:20,553 --> 00:11:23,852 - ...the sultan of the Ottoman Empire... - And who are Russia's allies? 135 00:11:23,932 --> 00:11:26,433 The king of England, the king of Serbia... 136 00:11:26,513 --> 00:11:30,819 ...the king of the Belgians, the president of the French Republic... 137 00:11:30,899 --> 00:11:33,173 ...and the emperor of Japan. 138 00:11:33,253 --> 00:11:35,321 [DRAMATIC INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC] 139 00:11:43,417 --> 00:11:45,451 BAKU, AZERBAIJAN 140 00:11:50,333 --> 00:11:52,411 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 141 00:12:00,799 --> 00:12:02,810 [MUEZZIN SINGING CALL TO PRAYER] 142 00:12:04,792 --> 00:12:06,801 SHIRVANSHIR PALACE 143 00:12:36,966 --> 00:12:39,486 ALI: I know, when our family ruled this country... 144 00:12:39,566 --> 00:12:42,610 ...how many of them fought and died on the battlefield. 145 00:12:43,627 --> 00:12:47,253 Your father, your grandfather. 146 00:12:47,732 --> 00:12:49,554 And I feel part of that. 147 00:12:50,732 --> 00:12:54,486 But why should I fight for one Christian monarch against another? 148 00:12:54,566 --> 00:12:57,274 Why should I fight for Russia's cause, whatever it may be? 149 00:12:58,333 --> 00:13:02,153 We've grown used to thinking of ourselves as part of Russia. We are not. 150 00:13:02,932 --> 00:13:06,686 They invaded us a hundred years ago and took away our family's power. 151 00:13:06,765 --> 00:13:09,052 We are an occupied country. 152 00:13:11,666 --> 00:13:15,353 Believe me, Father, I shall be proud to die in battle when the time comes. 153 00:13:18,667 --> 00:13:20,883 But this is not our fight. 154 00:13:22,100 --> 00:13:23,953 You're crazy. 155 00:13:24,033 --> 00:13:27,320 You mean you're going to pass up this wonderful opportunity? 156 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:30,317 Ilyas, we're here... 157 00:13:31,266 --> 00:13:33,786 ...and the front line will be around here... 158 00:13:33,866 --> 00:13:36,353 ...2,000 miles away in Belgium. 159 00:13:36,832 --> 00:13:40,453 If we get to fight at all, it will most probably be against the Turks... 160 00:13:40,533 --> 00:13:42,986 ...our cousins, why should I want to do that? 161 00:13:43,066 --> 00:13:46,420 - For the glory. - Listen, do you care who wins this war? 162 00:13:46,500 --> 00:13:48,877 - No, not in the least. - [CHUCKLES] 163 00:13:49,457 --> 00:13:52,620 - You just want to fight. - Yes, I want to be a soldier. 164 00:13:52,699 --> 00:13:56,919 I've always wanted to be. I'm sorry, I don't understand. 165 00:13:56,999 --> 00:14:00,352 You'll be jealous when you see me in my officer's uniform, Ali. 166 00:14:00,432 --> 00:14:01,320 [CHUCKLES] 167 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:04,353 I'm sure you'll both be brave officers, but why? 168 00:14:04,433 --> 00:14:08,108 It will be an adventure. That's the important thing. 169 00:14:09,133 --> 00:14:11,213 What do you think, Seyid? 170 00:14:14,599 --> 00:14:16,449 I'm with you. 171 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:20,286 I don't think this war is any of our business. 172 00:14:25,799 --> 00:14:28,252 At least I won't have to go back to school. 173 00:14:30,866 --> 00:14:32,253 Oh! 174 00:14:32,333 --> 00:14:33,880 Beautiful. 175 00:14:34,966 --> 00:14:37,253 When will you go and see him? 176 00:14:37,932 --> 00:14:39,852 My father? 177 00:14:39,932 --> 00:14:41,510 ALI: Soon. 178 00:14:42,216 --> 00:14:44,230 [OIL RIGS WHIRRING, WORKERS CHATTERING] 179 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:59,603 Your Excellency can assure the czar there will be no interruption... 180 00:14:59,683 --> 00:15:01,880 ...in the oil supply in the coming months. 181 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:04,414 There is even scope for an increase. 182 00:15:07,233 --> 00:15:09,120 Prince Ali Khan. 183 00:15:09,799 --> 00:15:12,486 I'm afraid it has to be admitted that, regrettably... 184 00:15:12,566 --> 00:15:15,250 ...war is extremely good for business. 185 00:15:21,966 --> 00:15:26,286 ALI: As you may know, our family were rulers in this region for nearly 700 years. 186 00:15:26,366 --> 00:15:27,852 MAN: Yes. 187 00:15:27,932 --> 00:15:31,586 ALI: We have retained enough property in the city to make us financially secure. 188 00:15:32,266 --> 00:15:34,075 I don't doubt it. 189 00:15:34,966 --> 00:15:37,608 - So... - Yes? 190 00:15:38,333 --> 00:15:41,786 I have the honor to ask Your Highness' permission... 191 00:15:41,866 --> 00:15:43,912 ...to marry Princess Nino. 192 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:50,208 [SIGHS] 193 00:15:56,632 --> 00:15:59,619 This is genuinely an honor, Ali Khan... 194 00:15:59,699 --> 00:16:03,384 ...not only for Nino but for our entire family. 195 00:16:04,932 --> 00:16:06,454 [SIGHS] However... 196 00:16:07,732 --> 00:16:10,652 ...I can't help feeling she's still rather young to marry... 197 00:16:10,732 --> 00:16:14,843 ...to say nothing of the differences in background and in, uh... 198 00:16:14,923 --> 00:16:17,347 ...religion. I'm... [SIGHS] 199 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,284 Sure this is also of concern to your father. 200 00:16:22,033 --> 00:16:23,519 No. 201 00:16:23,599 --> 00:16:25,719 I've discussed it with him. 202 00:16:25,799 --> 00:16:27,217 Well, anyway... 203 00:16:27,297 --> 00:16:31,953 ...main thing is, the world has embarked on a terrible and unpredictable war. 204 00:16:32,732 --> 00:16:35,181 I think we should wait to see its outcome. 205 00:16:36,466 --> 00:16:38,350 Don't you agree? 206 00:16:47,826 --> 00:16:49,886 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 207 00:16:49,966 --> 00:16:52,519 - [TIRES SCREECHING] - [HORSE NEIGHS] 208 00:16:56,966 --> 00:16:58,965 Ali Khan. 209 00:17:01,266 --> 00:17:04,892 Are you all right? What's the matter? 210 00:17:05,966 --> 00:17:07,652 ALI: How dare he? 211 00:17:07,732 --> 00:17:12,014 A hundred years ago, a Kipiani would have kissed my feet for such an opportunity. 212 00:17:13,765 --> 00:17:15,809 [SCOFFS] My father will laugh at me. 213 00:17:16,966 --> 00:17:19,552 - He didn't actually say no. - The end of the war. 214 00:17:19,632 --> 00:17:22,519 This war could go on for 20 years. 215 00:17:22,999 --> 00:17:26,076 - What will you do? - We'll run away together. 216 00:17:27,499 --> 00:17:30,551 You mean kidnap her? 217 00:17:33,899 --> 00:17:37,387 Well, I'm not against the idea. 218 00:17:38,366 --> 00:17:41,186 It's the traditional way to settle problems of this kind... 219 00:17:41,266 --> 00:17:43,868 ...but it should be the last resort, shouldn't it? 220 00:17:45,732 --> 00:17:47,553 I think... 221 00:17:48,033 --> 00:17:50,353 ...someone should explain to Prince Kipiani... 222 00:17:50,432 --> 00:17:53,086 ...what a wonderful marriage this would be... 223 00:17:53,166 --> 00:17:56,252 ...for all kinds of political and cultural reasons. 224 00:17:57,716 --> 00:17:59,473 Who is going to do that? 225 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:05,411 I can. Leave it to me. 226 00:18:09,566 --> 00:18:11,452 Thank you. 227 00:18:11,532 --> 00:18:14,020 Why did you say the end of the war? 228 00:18:14,399 --> 00:18:16,686 I don't think there is any need... 229 00:18:17,266 --> 00:18:19,219 ...to rush into it. 230 00:18:19,299 --> 00:18:21,519 Everyone says it will be over by Christmas. 231 00:18:21,599 --> 00:18:25,253 But how do you know? Nobody knows how long it's going to last. 232 00:18:25,333 --> 00:18:28,220 I thought it would be good for you to have some thinking time. 233 00:18:28,300 --> 00:18:30,153 Why do I need thinking time? 234 00:18:30,233 --> 00:18:32,552 You'd rather just join his harem without thinking? 235 00:18:32,632 --> 00:18:35,286 But he said he's not gonna take any other wives. 236 00:18:35,366 --> 00:18:37,320 Nino, don't be so naive. 237 00:18:37,399 --> 00:18:39,886 Once they get what they want... 238 00:18:40,565 --> 00:18:43,584 ...men don't always remember their promises. 239 00:18:47,465 --> 00:18:49,254 [SOMBER INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC] 240 00:18:57,399 --> 00:19:00,419 A Georgian, an Azerbaijani, and an Armenian... 241 00:19:00,499 --> 00:19:02,395 ...three great Caucasian people. 242 00:19:10,699 --> 00:19:14,719 - Oh, thank you. Thank you so much. - My wife will tell it to you every minute. 243 00:19:14,799 --> 00:19:18,451 - Gregor, you're bad. - Tell him. Recite one now. 244 00:19:20,966 --> 00:19:23,253 Recite one of your poems now. 245 00:19:23,632 --> 00:19:27,649 - We have the same face. - Really? Oh, I don't think so. 246 00:19:27,729 --> 00:19:29,810 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 247 00:19:38,033 --> 00:19:39,986 ALI: What's happening in the war? 248 00:19:40,066 --> 00:19:42,385 The Germans have occupied Poland. 249 00:19:42,465 --> 00:19:44,953 Russians are advancing on Baghdad. 250 00:19:45,332 --> 00:19:46,786 It's all the same to us. 251 00:19:46,866 --> 00:19:49,686 Well, better than school, anyway. 252 00:19:50,266 --> 00:19:53,952 - We have horses. We have guns. - Can't you volunteer for the front? 253 00:19:54,032 --> 00:19:58,856 They won't take Muslim officers at the front in case we refuse to fire on other Muslims. 254 00:19:58,936 --> 00:20:00,953 [INDISTINCT WHISPERING] 255 00:20:01,332 --> 00:20:05,409 And they're right. I don't want to kill my Turkish brothers. 256 00:20:05,832 --> 00:20:10,042 - Courtesy of the officers. - Pork chops for the boys. 257 00:20:10,122 --> 00:20:12,073 [LAUGHTER] 258 00:20:16,233 --> 00:20:18,915 You see the kind of thing we have to deal with? 259 00:20:21,216 --> 00:20:23,464 You were so right not to join up. 260 00:20:31,365 --> 00:20:33,376 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 261 00:20:45,999 --> 00:20:47,579 Hello! 262 00:20:48,532 --> 00:20:50,352 - I'm gonna go. - Okay. 263 00:20:50,432 --> 00:20:51,975 Bye. 264 00:21:02,332 --> 00:21:03,762 - Salaam alaikum. - [CHUCKLES] 265 00:21:07,666 --> 00:21:09,750 [LAUGHS] 266 00:21:11,766 --> 00:21:14,053 Is Malik making any progress? 267 00:21:14,732 --> 00:21:17,153 He's certainly trying hard enough. 268 00:21:17,232 --> 00:21:19,639 But my mother still calls you a wild Muslim. 269 00:21:19,719 --> 00:21:21,219 [CHUCKLES] 270 00:21:21,299 --> 00:21:24,719 I don't think anyone's ever called me wild before. 271 00:21:24,799 --> 00:21:26,652 I quite like that. 272 00:21:27,132 --> 00:21:29,803 I don't think she meant it as a compliment. 273 00:21:29,883 --> 00:21:31,944 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 274 00:21:43,265 --> 00:21:45,786 - [MAN YELLS INDISTINCTLY] - [MAN COUGHS] 275 00:21:45,866 --> 00:21:47,130 [BLOW LANDS] 276 00:21:47,209 --> 00:21:49,783 - [WHIP CRACKS] - [MAN SCREAMS] 277 00:21:53,033 --> 00:21:55,920 I know your friends are serving in the army, Ali. 278 00:21:56,799 --> 00:21:58,820 But between you and me... 279 00:21:59,699 --> 00:22:02,574 ...I'm sorry the Russians are doing so well. 280 00:22:04,999 --> 00:22:06,718 Does it matter to us? 281 00:22:06,798 --> 00:22:10,285 It does. Because unless the Russians are defeated... 282 00:22:10,365 --> 00:22:14,185 ...we have no chance to achieve what our country most needs. 283 00:22:14,265 --> 00:22:16,112 And what is that? 284 00:22:17,033 --> 00:22:18,786 Our independence. 285 00:22:23,033 --> 00:22:26,283 My father thinks we have no chance of independence. 286 00:22:27,599 --> 00:22:29,518 I think he is wrong. 287 00:22:30,899 --> 00:22:32,472 [MARCHING FOOTSTEPS] 288 00:22:32,552 --> 00:22:35,736 MAN: [IN RUSSIAN] Left, left, one, two, three! 289 00:22:36,265 --> 00:22:38,318 [TELEPHONE RINGING] 290 00:22:41,966 --> 00:22:44,552 - ALI: Ali, it's me. - Any news? 291 00:22:44,632 --> 00:22:48,452 Malik's here. He's telling them that in this region... 292 00:22:48,532 --> 00:22:51,789 ...he thinks mixed marriages are the only way forward. 293 00:22:52,099 --> 00:22:54,845 - Is that so? - Yes. And I think... 294 00:22:54,925 --> 00:22:58,419 ...after the war, maybe, even more... 295 00:22:58,499 --> 00:23:01,917 ALI: All right. Maybe we can see each other later. 296 00:23:02,966 --> 00:23:05,252 - Mm-hmm? - Uh... 297 00:23:05,332 --> 00:23:06,853 ...more... 298 00:23:07,332 --> 00:23:11,105 - ...complicated, yeah. - Oh, hmm. 299 00:23:11,185 --> 00:23:15,052 - So I'll see you after the opera. - MALIK: I think it's time for us to go. 300 00:23:15,131 --> 00:23:18,818 - [WHISPERING] See you later. - WOMAN: Nino? Are you coming? 301 00:23:19,566 --> 00:23:21,145 Bye. 302 00:23:22,493 --> 00:23:24,521 [DRAMATIC ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING] 303 00:23:38,666 --> 00:23:40,754 [MUSIC INTENSIFIES] 304 00:23:54,199 --> 00:23:56,280 [GUNSHOT] 305 00:24:07,132 --> 00:24:10,821 If Russia takes Turkey and Persia, the czar has said... 306 00:24:10,901 --> 00:24:15,151 ...he will close our mosques and schools and abolish our languages. 307 00:24:15,231 --> 00:24:18,285 And yet the czar asks us for money. 308 00:24:18,365 --> 00:24:21,452 Why should we collaborate in the destruction of our own culture? 309 00:24:21,532 --> 00:24:23,786 All we can be sure of is that after the war... 310 00:24:23,866 --> 00:24:26,251 ...everything will be quite different. 311 00:24:26,331 --> 00:24:29,385 All the great powers will be weak and exhausted... 312 00:24:29,465 --> 00:24:31,986 ...but we will still have our strength... 313 00:24:32,065 --> 00:24:34,619 ...our money, and our oil. 314 00:24:34,699 --> 00:24:39,772 Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could become the first democratic Muslim nation? 315 00:24:40,249 --> 00:24:42,253 [ALL MURMURING] 316 00:24:43,032 --> 00:24:46,449 I don't like the way he's trying to portray the czar. 317 00:24:48,766 --> 00:24:50,814 I agree with Fatali Khan. 318 00:24:52,232 --> 00:24:55,861 We should liberate ourselves. And I don't mean go back a hundred years ago... 319 00:24:55,941 --> 00:24:57,786 ...to the way it was before the Russians came. 320 00:24:57,866 --> 00:25:00,789 I mean, we should create a modern progressive country... 321 00:25:01,098 --> 00:25:03,114 ...and run it ourselves. 322 00:25:04,666 --> 00:25:07,176 [APPLAUSE] 323 00:25:09,365 --> 00:25:12,552 Thank you so much for agreeing to accompany me, Mr. Nakhararyan. 324 00:25:12,632 --> 00:25:15,118 I wouldn't have missed it for the world. 325 00:25:16,199 --> 00:25:18,083 It's my pleasure. [CHUCKLES] 326 00:25:19,998 --> 00:25:22,086 [SOFT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC] 327 00:25:37,832 --> 00:25:42,289 Amir, you have to talk to the young people. They listen to you. 328 00:25:42,369 --> 00:25:44,647 [BOTH MURMURING INDISTINCTLY] 329 00:26:10,399 --> 00:26:12,442 NINO: It was a wonderful evening. 330 00:26:17,565 --> 00:26:19,384 Thank you. 331 00:26:25,766 --> 00:26:28,252 Wait. Wait. 332 00:26:31,432 --> 00:26:33,313 I like you. 333 00:26:34,699 --> 00:26:36,585 I really like you. 334 00:26:38,199 --> 00:26:40,415 Wha... what are you doing? 335 00:26:42,632 --> 00:26:45,813 We can leave the country together. We will get married in Moscow. 336 00:26:45,892 --> 00:26:48,302 - No. - Yeah. And then we'll go to London. 337 00:26:48,382 --> 00:26:51,085 No, no, no. Malik. What are you doing? 338 00:26:51,165 --> 00:26:54,085 Let me out. Stop the car! Malik! 339 00:26:54,165 --> 00:26:55,861 Let me out! 340 00:26:55,940 --> 00:26:57,953 [DRAMATIC INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC] 341 00:26:59,632 --> 00:27:02,485 - [HORN BLARING] - Let me go! Let me go! 342 00:27:03,265 --> 00:27:05,243 NINO: Stop the car, Malik! 343 00:27:05,964 --> 00:27:09,135 Good to have your support. Thank you for inviting me, sir. 344 00:27:09,215 --> 00:27:11,101 Thank you, Fatali Khan. 345 00:27:15,299 --> 00:27:16,951 You conducted yourself very well, my son. 346 00:27:17,031 --> 00:27:18,540 MAN: Ali! 347 00:27:19,582 --> 00:27:20,771 Ali. [PANTING] 348 00:27:22,499 --> 00:27:25,452 - Nakhararyan has kidnapped Nino. - No, they were just going to the opera. 349 00:27:25,532 --> 00:27:28,686 No. He was trying to kiss her. 350 00:27:28,766 --> 00:27:30,843 Then he drove off with her. 351 00:27:34,965 --> 00:27:37,175 [CAR ENGINE REVVING] 352 00:27:39,299 --> 00:27:41,583 [TIRES SCREECHING] 353 00:27:42,931 --> 00:27:45,462 What do you think you're doing? You're gonna stay with me. 354 00:27:45,542 --> 00:27:50,015 - Let me go! You can't do this! - No! You can't go. You're mine now. 355 00:27:50,998 --> 00:27:52,868 I'm not gonna say it again. 356 00:27:58,666 --> 00:28:00,883 They were heading for the coast road. 357 00:28:22,732 --> 00:28:24,947 Maybe it's for the best. 358 00:28:57,065 --> 00:28:59,083 [HORSE NEIGHS] 359 00:29:06,299 --> 00:29:08,180 [GASPS] 360 00:29:21,365 --> 00:29:23,517 [HORSE NEIGHS] 361 00:29:26,699 --> 00:29:28,406 - What are you doing? - [TIRES SCREECHING] 362 00:29:30,965 --> 00:29:32,943 [GRUNTS] 363 00:29:35,631 --> 00:29:37,519 - [ALI SHOUTS] - No, Ali. [GROANS] 364 00:29:41,599 --> 00:29:43,909 - [CAR DOOR BANGS] - [PANTING] 365 00:29:43,989 --> 00:29:46,010 [BOTH GRUNTING] 366 00:29:52,698 --> 00:29:54,535 [KNIFE CLATTERS] 367 00:30:05,666 --> 00:30:07,851 - [SCREAMS] - [GASPS] 368 00:30:07,931 --> 00:30:10,011 [PANTING] 369 00:30:11,565 --> 00:30:13,814 [KNIFE CLATTERS] 370 00:30:22,998 --> 00:30:25,009 [BOTH GRUNTING] 371 00:30:32,299 --> 00:30:34,780 [BOTH GROANING] 372 00:30:41,765 --> 00:30:43,219 [SCREAMS] 373 00:30:43,299 --> 00:30:45,309 [GRUNTING] 374 00:30:46,848 --> 00:30:48,697 [SCREAMS] 375 00:30:50,532 --> 00:30:52,543 [GROANING] 376 00:30:57,065 --> 00:30:59,075 [PANTING] 377 00:31:00,865 --> 00:31:03,105 [SOMBER INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC] 378 00:31:03,465 --> 00:31:05,586 [GROANS] 379 00:31:05,865 --> 00:31:07,876 [PANTING] 380 00:31:14,499 --> 00:31:16,509 [GROANING] 381 00:31:20,365 --> 00:31:21,873 Ali. 382 00:32:01,765 --> 00:32:03,775 [DOOR OPENS] 383 00:32:27,998 --> 00:32:30,246 [GASPS] 384 00:32:32,332 --> 00:32:34,184 MAN: What happened? 385 00:32:35,631 --> 00:32:37,450 WOMAN: I thought... 386 00:32:38,731 --> 00:32:40,748 You thought what? 387 00:32:42,564 --> 00:32:44,518 I mean... 388 00:32:44,597 --> 00:32:46,543 ...did he... 389 00:32:47,798 --> 00:32:49,616 Did he what? 390 00:32:53,564 --> 00:32:55,781 No, he didn't. 391 00:33:01,399 --> 00:33:03,276 - He's dead. - [TAMAR SOBS] 392 00:33:27,931 --> 00:33:28,952 [GROANS] 393 00:33:29,132 --> 00:33:31,452 MAN: I have 40 men guarding the house. 394 00:33:31,531 --> 00:33:34,085 - You have to leave tonight. - Why? 395 00:33:34,165 --> 00:33:37,452 The Nakhararyans, they have put a price on your head. 396 00:33:37,531 --> 00:33:39,777 They are going to come looking for you. 397 00:33:44,465 --> 00:33:47,551 I am going to send you to our people in the mountains. 398 00:33:47,631 --> 00:33:49,986 How long do I have to stay away? 399 00:33:51,165 --> 00:33:52,831 A very long time. 400 00:33:57,332 --> 00:34:00,148 - Good evening. - Good evening. 401 00:34:02,498 --> 00:34:04,307 Would you like to sit? 402 00:34:06,165 --> 00:34:08,245 In the circumstances, Khan... 403 00:34:10,598 --> 00:34:12,468 ...I'm convinced... 404 00:34:14,199 --> 00:34:17,678 ...the only honorable solution is for them to marry. 405 00:34:19,464 --> 00:34:23,511 - It cannot be done, Prince. - Yes. It could be done tonight. 406 00:34:25,399 --> 00:34:27,207 Where is he? 407 00:34:28,998 --> 00:34:31,882 I believe he's gone to his uncle's in Persia. 408 00:34:34,165 --> 00:34:36,217 They have to marry. 409 00:34:37,781 --> 00:34:42,261 I'm sure you'll be able to find her some suitable husband. 410 00:34:43,565 --> 00:34:47,209 We both know that no one will marry her now. 411 00:34:52,265 --> 00:34:54,112 Thank you for coming. 412 00:35:06,698 --> 00:35:08,786 [MELANCHOLY PIANO MUSIC] 413 00:35:44,531 --> 00:35:46,612 [GROANS] 414 00:35:52,665 --> 00:35:54,675 [EXHALES FORCEFULLY] 415 00:35:56,598 --> 00:35:59,118 - What's this? - Hashish. 416 00:35:59,198 --> 00:36:01,285 It's good for the pain. 417 00:36:01,364 --> 00:36:03,176 And for the conscience. 418 00:36:06,331 --> 00:36:07,843 MAN: Ali. 419 00:36:39,464 --> 00:36:41,474 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 420 00:37:29,298 --> 00:37:31,309 [SHEEP BLEATING] 421 00:37:35,598 --> 00:37:37,418 Kasi Mullah? 422 00:37:38,098 --> 00:37:41,977 This is Ali Khan Shirvanshir. He needs your protection. 423 00:37:50,431 --> 00:37:52,675 Follow me, Your Honor. 424 00:37:55,831 --> 00:37:57,915 [GROANS] 425 00:38:06,865 --> 00:38:09,678 Ali Khan. Ali Khan. 426 00:38:17,264 --> 00:38:19,747 I'm afraid he's very ill. 427 00:38:21,731 --> 00:38:24,616 No one is ill for long in Dagestan. 428 00:38:31,931 --> 00:38:33,742 I'm sorry. 429 00:38:35,665 --> 00:38:38,351 Really, I don't understand what you're saying. 430 00:38:38,931 --> 00:38:40,985 Prince Kipiani... 431 00:38:41,165 --> 00:38:44,418 ...out of respect for the Nakhararyan family... 432 00:38:44,498 --> 00:38:46,465 ...our community feels obliged to ask... 433 00:38:46,545 --> 00:38:49,251 ...that your daughter refrain from attending Mass... 434 00:38:49,331 --> 00:38:51,412 ...for the foreseeable future. 435 00:38:55,831 --> 00:38:57,919 [MELANCHOLY MUSIC] 436 00:39:12,798 --> 00:39:14,818 I don't know what else I can do. 437 00:39:14,898 --> 00:39:17,108 Well, you'd better think of something. 438 00:39:18,831 --> 00:39:20,644 Look at her. 439 00:39:21,965 --> 00:39:23,779 Look at you. 440 00:39:24,898 --> 00:39:26,982 We can't go on like this. 441 00:39:44,531 --> 00:39:46,583 [WOLVES HOWLING] 442 00:39:48,898 --> 00:39:50,518 I don't want to go to Moscow. 443 00:39:50,598 --> 00:39:53,051 I'm afraid, on this occasion, we are not asking your opinion. 444 00:39:53,130 --> 00:39:56,019 - I refuse... - The arrangements have already been made. 445 00:39:56,098 --> 00:39:58,218 - Father, please. - No! 446 00:39:58,298 --> 00:40:00,751 It's quite obvious there's no future for you here. 447 00:40:00,831 --> 00:40:02,384 There is no future for me in Moscow. 448 00:40:02,464 --> 00:40:06,278 There is a chance not everyone there will have heard what happened. 449 00:40:14,431 --> 00:40:16,519 [SOMBER CHORAL MUSIC] 450 00:40:53,032 --> 00:40:55,039 [SIGHS] 451 00:41:01,298 --> 00:41:03,309 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 452 00:41:25,364 --> 00:41:27,374 [DOOR OPENS] 453 00:41:48,865 --> 00:41:51,303 My parents are sending me to Moscow tomorrow. 454 00:41:52,765 --> 00:41:55,585 Then it's your duty to obey them. 455 00:41:56,064 --> 00:41:57,876 Is it not? 456 00:41:58,581 --> 00:42:01,050 If you won't take me, I'll go on my own. 457 00:42:25,431 --> 00:42:27,442 [SHEEP BLEATING] 458 00:42:29,698 --> 00:42:31,709 [BIRDS CHIRPING, ROOSTERS CROWING] 459 00:43:23,498 --> 00:43:25,084 Nino? 460 00:43:25,324 --> 00:43:26,852 Yeah. 461 00:43:27,531 --> 00:43:29,039 Nino. 462 00:43:35,498 --> 00:43:37,235 How did you get here? 463 00:43:38,114 --> 00:43:40,485 Seyid Mustafa brought me. 464 00:43:50,064 --> 00:43:52,074 [SIGHS] 465 00:44:01,064 --> 00:44:03,151 I've missed you so much. 466 00:45:22,731 --> 00:45:24,739 [DOOR OPENS] 467 00:45:26,378 --> 00:45:27,806 Seyid. 468 00:45:28,731 --> 00:45:31,950 Go fetch the mullah and tell him I need to get married immediately. 469 00:45:32,030 --> 00:45:35,417 We don't need a mullah. I know how to conduct a marriage. 470 00:45:35,497 --> 00:45:37,751 I just need to prepare the papers. 471 00:45:37,830 --> 00:45:40,042 Good. In an hour's time, then. 472 00:45:50,031 --> 00:45:51,975 You really want to do this? 473 00:45:53,131 --> 00:45:55,008 Do you? 474 00:45:57,464 --> 00:46:00,266 Are you prepared to marry a fallen woman? 475 00:46:01,398 --> 00:46:03,685 Are you prepared to stay here? 476 00:46:04,464 --> 00:46:06,432 This hut? 477 00:46:06,512 --> 00:46:08,360 Won't you be bored? 478 00:46:09,464 --> 00:46:11,050 No. 479 00:46:13,698 --> 00:46:15,709 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 480 00:46:19,231 --> 00:46:20,773 What is your name? 481 00:46:20,853 --> 00:46:24,484 Ali Khan Shirvanshir. Son of Safar Khan. 482 00:46:24,564 --> 00:46:27,585 - Your religion? - Shia Muslim. 483 00:46:27,665 --> 00:46:29,549 What's your wish? 484 00:46:31,864 --> 00:46:33,752 To take this woman as my wife. 485 00:46:36,298 --> 00:46:38,141 What is your name? 486 00:46:40,097 --> 00:46:42,177 Princess Nino Kipiani. 487 00:46:43,264 --> 00:46:44,917 Your religion? 488 00:46:44,997 --> 00:46:48,679 - Georgian Orthodox. - What is your wish? 489 00:46:50,977 --> 00:46:53,250 To be this man's wife. 490 00:46:53,330 --> 00:46:55,783 Do you wish to retain your religion? 491 00:46:55,863 --> 00:46:57,363 Yes, I do. 492 00:47:01,330 --> 00:47:04,614 Please, sign here. 493 00:47:07,897 --> 00:47:10,313 What... what name should I sign? 494 00:47:10,830 --> 00:47:12,558 Your new name. 495 00:47:31,431 --> 00:47:33,519 [GENTLE MUSIC] 496 00:47:52,064 --> 00:47:54,111 [LAUGHS] 497 00:47:58,598 --> 00:48:00,814 [LAUGHTER] 498 00:48:23,097 --> 00:48:26,751 NINO: My dear parents, please don't worry about me. 499 00:48:27,531 --> 00:48:32,166 Ali and I are married, and everything has turned out for the best. 500 00:48:36,630 --> 00:48:39,085 Life is simple in the mountains. 501 00:48:39,664 --> 00:48:43,483 We raise chickens, and we grow our own vegetables. 502 00:48:46,264 --> 00:48:50,677 We work all day and play a full part in the life of the village. 503 00:48:54,031 --> 00:48:56,640 We have none of the comforts of the city. 504 00:48:59,098 --> 00:49:01,318 But I can honestly say... 505 00:49:01,697 --> 00:49:03,992 ...I have never been so happy in my life. 506 00:49:05,331 --> 00:49:08,113 With all my love, Nino. 507 00:49:20,797 --> 00:49:22,808 [SHEEP BLEATING] 508 00:49:28,464 --> 00:49:30,485 I need something warm. 509 00:49:30,664 --> 00:49:33,984 Something warm. Something warm. 510 00:49:34,663 --> 00:49:36,151 Oh. 511 00:49:36,530 --> 00:49:38,958 [SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY] 512 00:49:53,730 --> 00:49:57,018 My father suggests we make our way to Sweden. 513 00:49:57,597 --> 00:49:59,448 Neutral country. 514 00:50:00,597 --> 00:50:03,642 Does he suggest how we might get there in the middle of a war? 515 00:50:05,231 --> 00:50:07,115 They pay no attention. 516 00:50:07,830 --> 00:50:09,652 When you write back... 517 00:50:11,231 --> 00:50:14,474 ...tell them we are living the way most people live in our country. 518 00:50:15,364 --> 00:50:17,248 And it makes sense. 519 00:50:30,198 --> 00:50:32,778 - [MAN SINGING OPERA ON GRAMOPHONE] - [CHUCKLES] 520 00:51:01,298 --> 00:51:03,545 [BOTH TRILLING] 521 00:51:04,830 --> 00:51:06,388 [TRILLS, CLICKS TONGUE] 522 00:51:06,467 --> 00:51:08,543 [LAUGHS] 523 00:51:32,875 --> 00:51:34,879 AUTUMN 1917 524 00:51:58,164 --> 00:52:00,181 It belonged to Ali's mother. 525 00:52:02,730 --> 00:52:05,181 Thank you so much, Safar Khan. 526 00:52:06,663 --> 00:52:08,474 Thank you. 527 00:52:14,797 --> 00:52:17,884 Do you fetch the water from the well every morning, my child? 528 00:52:17,964 --> 00:52:19,514 Mm-hmm. 529 00:52:20,897 --> 00:52:22,717 And do you do all the cooking? 530 00:52:22,797 --> 00:52:24,767 Yes, I do. 531 00:52:27,363 --> 00:52:29,211 Thank you. 532 00:52:36,298 --> 00:52:38,689 SAFAR KHAN: I approve of your wife, Ali Khan... 533 00:52:39,630 --> 00:52:41,151 ...but... 534 00:52:42,529 --> 00:52:44,717 ...she is a very bad cook. 535 00:52:44,797 --> 00:52:48,483 Safar Khan, can I tempt you to some more? 536 00:52:48,563 --> 00:52:51,221 No, thank you. Delicious. I couldn't. 537 00:52:52,423 --> 00:52:56,317 - How's life in Baku? - All is much the same, except... 538 00:52:57,097 --> 00:53:02,333 ...the streets are rather chaotic because our Russian governor has run away. 539 00:53:03,463 --> 00:53:06,954 - Why would that be? - The czar abdicated. 540 00:53:08,463 --> 00:53:09,984 What? 541 00:53:10,064 --> 00:53:13,917 Yes. So the Russians have all left the city. 542 00:53:13,997 --> 00:53:18,079 And our soldiers are back from the front, released from their oath to the czar. 543 00:53:22,430 --> 00:53:24,284 But what about the Nakhararyans? 544 00:53:24,363 --> 00:53:28,017 The entire Nakhararyan family has fled to Moscow. 545 00:53:28,097 --> 00:53:29,917 And my family? 546 00:53:29,997 --> 00:53:34,043 I believe they have very sensibly gone to Tbilisi. 547 00:53:39,613 --> 00:53:41,900 Does that mean we can go back? 548 00:53:42,363 --> 00:53:44,243 I see no objection. 549 00:53:56,330 --> 00:53:59,747 NINO: We've been happy here. Do we have to leave? 550 00:54:03,430 --> 00:54:07,707 This is the best chance we'll ever have to take our independence. 551 00:54:10,864 --> 00:54:12,952 [DRAMATIC INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC] 552 00:54:26,463 --> 00:54:28,716 [HORSE NICKERS] 553 00:54:46,930 --> 00:54:49,216 Was it like this when you left? 554 00:54:50,030 --> 00:54:51,538 No. 555 00:55:02,730 --> 00:55:06,817 MAN: The revolution in Russia has caused chaos everywhere! 556 00:55:06,897 --> 00:55:11,283 The Russians may have gone, but we are still in danger. 557 00:55:11,363 --> 00:55:13,851 Brothers, come closer, please. 558 00:55:14,280 --> 00:55:17,093 I want to make the situation clear to you. 559 00:55:18,580 --> 00:55:22,174 Our town is surrounded by deserters from the czar's armies. 560 00:55:23,263 --> 00:55:27,450 They're going village to village killing everyone in their path. 561 00:55:27,530 --> 00:55:30,884 They've set fire to the oil fields and are almost upon us... 562 00:55:30,964 --> 00:55:34,917 ...desperate and resolved to loot and destroy our houses... 563 00:55:34,997 --> 00:55:36,883 ...rape our women. 564 00:55:37,797 --> 00:55:39,884 They outnumber us! 565 00:55:39,964 --> 00:55:42,276 And we have fewer weapons. 566 00:55:44,163 --> 00:55:47,451 I ask you to join us to defend our homes... 567 00:55:48,131 --> 00:55:50,784 ...and keep the enemy from our door! 568 00:55:50,864 --> 00:55:52,916 [LIGHT APPLAUSE] 569 00:56:00,163 --> 00:56:02,699 You're back just when we need you most. 570 00:56:05,764 --> 00:56:07,212 Ali Khan. 571 00:56:08,098 --> 00:56:11,750 - What happened to your eye? - Piece of Russian shrapnel. 572 00:56:15,097 --> 00:56:17,617 So one day fighting for the Russians... 573 00:56:17,697 --> 00:56:19,750 ...the next day fighting against them. 574 00:56:19,830 --> 00:56:21,918 At least they trained us. 575 00:56:22,897 --> 00:56:24,474 Come. 576 00:56:27,830 --> 00:56:32,081 We need to start preparing. The deserters will be here in a matter of hours. 577 00:56:32,160 --> 00:56:34,241 [PEOPLE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY] 578 00:56:37,864 --> 00:56:39,450 MAN: Please... 579 00:56:39,730 --> 00:56:42,271 ...take these instruments inside and sterilize them. 580 00:56:42,351 --> 00:56:44,408 [PEOPLE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY] 581 00:56:59,597 --> 00:57:02,038 Our job is to protect the old town. 582 00:57:02,597 --> 00:57:06,614 Nobody gets past us and nobody fires until they get the order. 583 00:57:06,694 --> 00:57:09,577 Get ready. To your positions. 584 00:57:45,063 --> 00:57:47,074 [PRAYING INDISTINCTLY] 585 00:57:51,830 --> 00:57:54,040 [MAN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY] 586 00:58:48,463 --> 00:58:51,140 Hey. Skkrsh. 587 00:59:06,597 --> 00:59:08,230 Now! 588 00:59:08,310 --> 00:59:10,181 [RAPID GUNFIRE] 589 00:59:13,530 --> 00:59:15,890 [MEN SHOUTING] 590 00:59:22,897 --> 00:59:25,007 - [GUNFIRE CONTINUES] - [CARTRIDGES CLATTERING] 591 00:59:25,087 --> 00:59:27,313 [MEN SHOUTING] 592 00:59:32,397 --> 00:59:34,577 [WHISTLE BLOWING] 593 00:59:36,996 --> 00:59:39,082 [MEN SHOUTING] 594 00:59:44,447 --> 00:59:46,507 [GUNS COCK] 595 00:59:54,963 --> 00:59:56,372 [GRUNTS] 596 00:59:59,463 --> 01:00:01,647 [RAPID GUNFIRE] 597 01:00:01,727 --> 01:00:03,942 [MEN YELLING] 598 01:00:08,330 --> 01:00:10,553 [SLOW-MOTION GUNFIRE] 599 01:00:14,896 --> 01:00:17,439 - [GRUNTS] - [EXPLOSIONS] 600 01:00:18,963 --> 01:00:21,011 [YELLS] 601 01:00:27,730 --> 01:00:29,742 [SCREAMING] 602 01:00:31,764 --> 01:00:33,772 [YELLS] 603 01:00:40,697 --> 01:00:42,708 [MEN SHOUTING] 604 01:00:50,297 --> 01:00:52,123 [GRUNTS] 605 01:00:56,963 --> 01:00:58,981 [YELLS] 606 01:01:00,996 --> 01:01:03,014 [YELLS] 607 01:01:06,564 --> 01:01:08,572 [GUNSHOT] 608 01:01:08,829 --> 01:01:10,884 [BOTH GROANING] 609 01:01:12,363 --> 01:01:14,157 [WHISTLE BLOWING] 610 01:01:14,237 --> 01:01:16,275 [GROANING] 611 01:01:20,230 --> 01:01:22,604 - [GAGGING] - [EXPLOSIVE WHIZZES, DETONATES] 612 01:01:22,963 --> 01:01:24,480 Mehmed. 613 01:01:34,464 --> 01:01:36,014 Mehmed. 614 01:01:38,130 --> 01:01:41,463 What happened? Mehmed. Mehmed. 615 01:01:41,543 --> 01:01:43,574 [SCREAMS] 616 01:01:47,063 --> 01:01:48,950 [FLAMES CRACKLING] 617 01:01:49,030 --> 01:01:51,045 [MAN SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY] 618 01:01:52,764 --> 01:01:55,351 - [WHISTLE BLOWING] - [DISTANT SHOUTING] 619 01:01:56,730 --> 01:01:59,988 - We have to go. - I have to fetch Nino. 620 01:02:03,397 --> 01:02:05,408 [DISTANT EXPLOSIONS] 621 01:02:12,463 --> 01:02:14,474 [MEN GROANING AND CRYING] 622 01:02:20,664 --> 01:02:24,483 - We have to leave. - What? What about all the wounded? 623 01:02:24,563 --> 01:02:27,503 The city's about to be destroyed. We have to leave. 624 01:02:27,583 --> 01:02:30,178 - [EXPLOSION] - [GLASS SHATTERS] 625 01:02:32,063 --> 01:02:33,949 You all right? 626 01:02:35,030 --> 01:02:38,916 I'm staying here with Ilyas. You have to go with my father to Persia. 627 01:02:38,996 --> 01:02:42,383 - No, I want to stay with you. - No, you can't. 628 01:02:42,463 --> 01:02:44,549 This fight isn't over yet. 629 01:02:47,863 --> 01:02:49,916 I'll call the baby Ali. 630 01:02:54,664 --> 01:02:56,711 [TENDER MUSIC] 631 01:03:33,792 --> 01:03:35,840 TEHERAN, PERSIA 632 01:03:48,896 --> 01:03:52,745 This is Yahya Guli. He will show you to your quarters. 633 01:04:05,696 --> 01:04:10,768 Welcome to Persia, my lady. I am your eunuch. Please. 634 01:04:30,829 --> 01:04:32,838 Follow me, Princess. 635 01:04:38,497 --> 01:04:40,508 [INDISTINCT WHISPERING] 636 01:04:49,863 --> 01:04:51,874 [WOMEN GIGGLING] 637 01:04:59,497 --> 01:05:01,507 [DOOR OPENS] 638 01:05:22,030 --> 01:05:23,582 Please. 639 01:05:31,696 --> 01:05:34,276 - [SIGHS] - [DOOR CLOSES] 640 01:05:38,330 --> 01:05:40,341 [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] 641 01:05:58,430 --> 01:06:02,284 I would think it must be very tiring... 642 01:06:02,963 --> 01:06:05,840 ...to be the only wife of a young husband. 643 01:06:07,463 --> 01:06:11,383 But of course, all you have to do when he gets too much for you... 644 01:06:11,463 --> 01:06:13,740 ...is to send him off... 645 01:06:13,820 --> 01:06:16,485 - ...to the dancing boys. - [WOMEN GIGGLE] 646 01:06:17,463 --> 01:06:20,076 Has he ever given you a disease? 647 01:06:22,063 --> 01:06:23,571 No. 648 01:06:24,996 --> 01:06:27,017 [HUMMING] 649 01:06:27,996 --> 01:06:29,826 You are very lucky with him. 650 01:06:35,063 --> 01:06:36,950 Wear this. 651 01:06:37,629 --> 01:06:39,484 Wear, wear. 652 01:06:40,562 --> 01:06:43,493 It will protect you against any rival. 653 01:06:46,929 --> 01:06:48,740 Thank you. 654 01:06:50,363 --> 01:06:52,374 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 655 01:06:56,929 --> 01:06:59,340 [COUGHING] 656 01:07:01,297 --> 01:07:03,308 [MEN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY] 657 01:07:14,562 --> 01:07:16,415 Any news? 658 01:07:35,063 --> 01:07:37,050 What are all these? 659 01:07:37,130 --> 01:07:39,482 I told you I don't want to wear a veil. 660 01:07:39,562 --> 01:07:44,549 I am sorry, Princess. I can't allow you to leave the harem without one. 661 01:07:44,629 --> 01:07:48,250 What do you mean? I'm just going to the bazaar. 662 01:07:48,330 --> 01:07:51,749 You have to wear a veil. It is the law of the land. 663 01:07:51,829 --> 01:07:54,516 I can't let you be arrested. 664 01:07:54,596 --> 01:07:55,951 Arrested? 665 01:08:01,429 --> 01:08:03,233 Then I'll stay in. 666 01:08:03,862 --> 01:08:07,067 I'll stay in. Please go. 667 01:08:08,796 --> 01:08:10,213 Thank you. 668 01:08:11,596 --> 01:08:14,215 Go. Get out. 669 01:08:19,696 --> 01:08:21,784 [MELANCHOLY MUSIC] 670 01:08:30,130 --> 01:08:33,616 NINO: It's been weeks since I've heard from you, Ali. 671 01:08:33,696 --> 01:08:35,818 I'm so lonely here. 672 01:08:39,829 --> 01:08:42,083 Please come for me. 673 01:08:42,163 --> 01:08:45,784 I'm afraid my state of mind can't be good for the baby. 674 01:08:46,763 --> 01:08:48,984 Promise you'll come as soon as you can. 675 01:09:53,667 --> 01:09:55,671 28th MAY 1918 676 01:09:57,763 --> 01:09:59,774 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 677 01:10:10,996 --> 01:10:13,848 - Fatali Khan. - Ali. 678 01:10:14,629 --> 01:10:17,616 - When did you get here? - This afternoon. 679 01:10:17,696 --> 01:10:20,550 The National Council have given me a job to do. 680 01:10:21,230 --> 01:10:22,750 What? 681 01:10:23,130 --> 01:10:24,659 Well... 682 01:10:25,246 --> 01:10:27,536 ...it's an announcement of a new country. 683 01:10:27,616 --> 01:10:30,883 Fatali Khan is here to proclaim our independence. 684 01:10:30,963 --> 01:10:32,973 - This is extraordinary. - [LAUGHTER] 685 01:10:35,262 --> 01:10:36,833 Yes! 686 01:10:36,913 --> 01:10:38,951 [EXCITING BRASS MUSIC] 687 01:10:48,963 --> 01:10:53,549 I declare the creation of a new sovereign nation. 688 01:10:54,428 --> 01:10:56,470 It will guarantee... 689 01:10:56,550 --> 01:11:00,016 ...civil and political rights to all its citizens... 690 01:11:00,096 --> 01:11:05,616 ...regardless of ethnic origin, religion, class, or gender. 691 01:11:05,696 --> 01:11:08,716 The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. 692 01:11:08,796 --> 01:11:10,807 [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] 693 01:11:13,529 --> 01:11:18,179 Let us pledge allegiance here and say aloud our promise to our new country. 694 01:11:19,229 --> 01:11:21,649 - Our flag is raised. - CROWD: Our flag is raised. 695 01:11:21,729 --> 01:11:25,515 - And it will never fall. - CROWD: And it will never fall. 696 01:11:25,595 --> 01:11:27,706 [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] 697 01:11:36,063 --> 01:11:38,074 [PEACOCK CALLING] 698 01:12:19,030 --> 01:12:21,283 NINO: I thought I'd lost you, Ali. 699 01:12:21,963 --> 01:12:24,916 I thought I'd be here for the rest of my life. 700 01:12:24,996 --> 01:12:26,505 When can we go home? 701 01:12:26,685 --> 01:12:29,463 Not yet. But when the baby's born, you'll be able to leave. 702 01:12:29,543 --> 01:12:32,749 I can't wait that long. I can't. 703 01:12:32,829 --> 01:12:34,784 I feel like a prisoner. 704 01:12:35,663 --> 01:12:39,382 I can't go out with you. I can't receive guests. 705 01:12:39,462 --> 01:12:43,550 I can't go out to Tehran because I'm not allowed to mix with unbelievers. 706 01:12:44,179 --> 01:12:46,643 Do you wonder I can't bear it here? 707 01:12:48,429 --> 01:12:50,883 And I can't stand that eunuch another day. 708 01:12:51,362 --> 01:12:55,113 He keeps wanting to paint my nails and shave all the hair off my body. 709 01:12:56,162 --> 01:12:58,581 I don't want to see him ever again. 710 01:13:02,729 --> 01:13:04,977 And I don't want to see you either. 711 01:13:05,696 --> 01:13:08,179 So please... 712 01:13:08,929 --> 01:13:10,437 ...please. 713 01:13:46,396 --> 01:13:48,414 [SIGHS] 714 01:14:26,829 --> 01:14:30,516 What's more important to you? Your wife and child... 715 01:14:30,596 --> 01:14:32,478 ...or your country? 716 01:15:01,929 --> 01:15:03,883 Ali Khan. 717 01:15:03,963 --> 01:15:07,406 - It's a girl. - It's a girl, Father. 718 01:15:10,796 --> 01:15:14,546 Next time, it will be a boy. 719 01:15:14,626 --> 01:15:16,707 [TENDER MUSIC] 720 01:15:19,262 --> 01:15:20,772 NINO: Hey. 721 01:15:26,596 --> 01:15:28,608 She's so beautiful. 722 01:15:36,362 --> 01:15:38,449 [CHUCKLES] 723 01:15:56,896 --> 01:15:58,712 I love you. 724 01:16:02,446 --> 01:16:04,290 I love you too. 725 01:16:15,796 --> 01:16:20,635 - ALI: Will you come and join us soon? - No. I have decided to stay here. 726 01:16:21,129 --> 01:16:23,349 But what will you find to do in Tehran? 727 01:16:23,429 --> 01:16:27,310 I don't know. I will probably marry again. 728 01:16:30,262 --> 01:16:33,549 You should come back when everything falls apart in Baku. 729 01:16:35,029 --> 01:16:36,916 What do you mean? 730 01:16:37,796 --> 01:16:39,816 I think you know what I mean. 731 01:16:40,195 --> 01:16:44,667 The war may be over, but our troubles are only just beginning. 732 01:16:48,296 --> 01:16:50,383 Have a safe journey, my son. 733 01:16:51,062 --> 01:16:54,146 - Good-bye, Father. - Good-bye, my son. 734 01:17:05,958 --> 01:17:08,007 SUMMER 1919 735 01:17:11,663 --> 01:17:13,674 [BELLS TOLLING] 736 01:17:19,895 --> 01:17:21,906 [MUEZZIN SINGING CALL TO PRAYER] 737 01:17:34,796 --> 01:17:36,812 [BABY FUSSES] 738 01:17:44,663 --> 01:17:46,122 [SHUSHING] 739 01:17:46,202 --> 01:17:48,273 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 740 01:17:56,362 --> 01:17:58,180 Prime Minister. 741 01:18:02,429 --> 01:18:05,282 We're like some blind, helpless newborn creature... 742 01:18:05,362 --> 01:18:08,217 ...trying to swim through shark-infested waters. 743 01:18:09,496 --> 01:18:13,114 Still, at least our neighbors are respecting our independence. 744 01:18:14,396 --> 01:18:16,848 What worries me, Prime Minister, is that we are a small country... 745 01:18:16,928 --> 01:18:22,015 ...and up there are 160 million Russians very thirsty for oil. 746 01:18:22,095 --> 01:18:24,305 You worry too much, Ali Khan. 747 01:18:41,562 --> 01:18:45,186 I thought I'd make you deputy foreign minister. What do you think? 748 01:18:48,579 --> 01:18:50,450 Thank you, Prime Minister. 749 01:18:51,329 --> 01:18:53,149 I will do whatever you wish. 750 01:18:53,229 --> 01:18:55,906 Good. Then that's settled. 751 01:18:56,855 --> 01:19:00,949 We need to find a place to entertain our diplomatic guests... 752 01:19:01,489 --> 01:19:04,312 ...and I am told you're redecorating. 753 01:19:06,462 --> 01:19:09,105 Yes, the palace should be ready in two weeks. 754 01:19:09,862 --> 01:19:13,115 Any chance you could make that a week? 755 01:19:13,455 --> 01:19:15,549 [LAUGHTER] 756 01:19:15,928 --> 01:19:17,983 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 757 01:19:19,362 --> 01:19:21,450 [ELEGANT PIANO MUSIC] 758 01:19:24,322 --> 01:19:27,049 I was surprised to find you have an opera house here. 759 01:19:27,129 --> 01:19:30,811 Yes. Quite a lot of us can read and write as well. 760 01:19:32,663 --> 01:19:36,326 Sorry for interrupting. Ali, when you talked to the high commissioner... 761 01:19:36,406 --> 01:19:38,397 ...what did he say? 762 01:19:38,762 --> 01:19:42,049 He said the Treaty of Versailles is about to grant us full nationhood... 763 01:19:42,129 --> 01:19:44,333 ...and guarantee diplomatic recognition. 764 01:19:46,795 --> 01:19:48,715 - Hmm. - Thank you, darling. 765 01:19:48,795 --> 01:19:51,852 - To independence. - To independence. 766 01:19:51,932 --> 01:19:54,000 [GRAND ORCHESTRAL MUSIC] 767 01:20:08,695 --> 01:20:10,706 [CROWD CHEERING] 768 01:20:26,995 --> 01:20:29,080 [LAUGHTER] 769 01:20:42,162 --> 01:20:43,869 [LAUGHS] 770 01:20:51,296 --> 01:20:53,307 [WIND WHISTLING] 771 01:21:03,292 --> 01:21:07,342 AZERBAIJANI-RUSSIAN BORDER, SIX MONTHS LATER 772 01:21:22,496 --> 01:21:24,507 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 773 01:21:29,395 --> 01:21:33,009 They were not exaggerating when they said 30,000 men. 774 01:21:33,595 --> 01:21:35,182 No. 775 01:21:35,562 --> 01:21:38,371 And I don't believe they're here for their health. 776 01:21:41,529 --> 01:21:45,433 They can't do anything. The Treaty of Versailles says that... 777 01:21:45,543 --> 01:21:50,005 By the look of them, I'd say not too many of them have read the Treaty of Versailles. 778 01:21:53,362 --> 01:21:54,999 No. 779 01:21:57,662 --> 01:22:00,715 The Russians aren't going to march here just like that. 780 01:22:00,795 --> 01:22:03,848 Besides, they've just signed a friendship treaty with us. 781 01:22:03,928 --> 01:22:06,848 - Then why are they massing on the border? - Maneuvers, they say. 782 01:22:06,928 --> 01:22:10,282 Why have they chosen the closest possible point to Baku for their maneuvers? 783 01:22:10,362 --> 01:22:12,448 They can be here in three hours. 784 01:22:13,062 --> 01:22:16,539 It's a bargaining ploy to get us to lower the oil price. 785 01:22:17,895 --> 01:22:19,909 I think they want it for free. 786 01:22:23,226 --> 01:22:24,455 I'm happy. I'm happy. 787 01:22:24,535 --> 01:22:26,682 - I have a wonderful girl. - She is a good girl. 788 01:22:26,762 --> 01:22:30,593 She is a good girl. Now I'll live forever, yes? 789 01:22:34,695 --> 01:22:37,467 - You'll give me one wish? - Tell me. 790 01:22:37,546 --> 01:22:40,915 - If I ask, you'll say yes? - Depends. 791 01:22:40,995 --> 01:22:43,677 I want you to come home to Tbilisi with us. 792 01:22:46,396 --> 01:22:48,015 - No. - But you have to. 793 01:22:48,095 --> 01:22:53,049 I want you to tell your husband to leave this place. It's not safe. 794 01:22:53,129 --> 01:22:58,940 This man Lenin said the revolution will not survive without Baku oil. 795 01:23:00,095 --> 01:23:01,906 They'll be coming for it. 796 01:23:03,795 --> 01:23:05,883 [SOMBER PIANO MUSIC] 797 01:23:23,125 --> 01:23:25,178 28th APRIL 1920 798 01:23:26,728 --> 01:23:28,817 [LAUGHS] 799 01:23:30,196 --> 01:23:32,009 Do you like it? 800 01:23:33,862 --> 01:23:35,915 [TELEPHONE RINGING] 801 01:23:40,828 --> 01:23:43,281 Come here. Oh. 802 01:23:48,762 --> 01:23:49,982 - Ali Khan? - Yes, Ilyas. 803 01:23:50,062 --> 01:23:53,402 The Bolsheviks have crossed the border. They've commandeered trains. 804 01:23:53,481 --> 01:23:56,547 They're on their way to Baku. It's time to leave. 805 01:23:56,627 --> 01:23:58,477 All right. 806 01:24:02,795 --> 01:24:04,679 We have to go. 807 01:24:07,595 --> 01:24:09,683 [DRAMATIC MUSIC] 808 01:24:16,029 --> 01:24:18,611 - [WOMEN SCREAMING] - [GUNFIRE] 809 01:24:22,995 --> 01:24:25,081 [GROANS] 810 01:25:04,495 --> 01:25:06,549 [DISTANT SHOUTS] 811 01:25:07,728 --> 01:25:09,879 [TRAIN CHUGGING] 812 01:25:18,761 --> 01:25:20,582 Prime Minister. 813 01:25:21,062 --> 01:25:24,116 I've just been informed that the Bolsheviks are gaining on us. 814 01:25:24,695 --> 01:25:26,882 We'll make sure you escape across the border. 815 01:25:26,962 --> 01:25:29,819 We'll do whatever it takes to hold them off. 816 01:25:30,229 --> 01:25:31,747 Sir. 817 01:25:32,299 --> 01:25:34,366 [TENSE MUSIC] 818 01:25:47,828 --> 01:25:49,839 [TRAIN SQUEALING] 819 01:26:09,762 --> 01:26:11,773 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 820 01:26:34,628 --> 01:26:36,175 Ilyas... 821 01:26:36,826 --> 01:26:41,682 ...I have known you for a very long time and you have proved your great courage. 822 01:26:41,762 --> 01:26:43,367 I salute you. 823 01:26:45,461 --> 01:26:47,395 May Allah be with you. 824 01:26:57,095 --> 01:26:59,337 There's something I need to say to Ilyas. 825 01:27:06,361 --> 01:27:07,670 Ilyas. 826 01:27:37,645 --> 01:27:40,848 Nino, I'm going to stay with Ilyas for a couple of days. 827 01:27:40,928 --> 01:27:42,742 To help him. 828 01:27:44,129 --> 01:27:45,679 No. 829 01:27:46,595 --> 01:27:49,611 - No. No, no, no, no, no. - I have to. 830 01:27:50,661 --> 01:27:52,319 Ali... 831 01:27:53,295 --> 01:27:55,547 ...don't we mean anything to you? 832 01:27:56,828 --> 01:27:58,871 You mean everything. 833 01:28:00,146 --> 01:28:02,548 Look what happened last time we separated. 834 01:28:02,628 --> 01:28:04,548 It's not the same. 835 01:28:04,628 --> 01:28:06,715 You're not traveling to a strange country. 836 01:28:06,795 --> 01:28:08,840 You're going to your parents. 837 01:28:10,795 --> 01:28:12,806 I have to do this, Nino. 838 01:28:14,628 --> 01:28:17,671 It will be our baby's country when she grows up. 839 01:28:19,096 --> 01:28:21,105 It has to be defended. 840 01:28:29,495 --> 01:28:31,506 I'll be with you on Friday. 841 01:28:32,795 --> 01:28:34,376 Yeah. 842 01:28:35,828 --> 01:28:37,748 On Friday. 843 01:28:37,828 --> 01:28:39,642 And we'll go to Paris. 844 01:28:41,628 --> 01:28:43,680 For that honeymoon. 845 01:28:46,995 --> 01:28:48,496 And... 846 01:28:49,164 --> 01:28:52,606 - ...we'll have a house with a garden. - Yes. 847 01:28:56,261 --> 01:28:59,541 And our next child will be a boy. 848 01:29:05,128 --> 01:29:07,680 - [SOBS] - [TENDER MUSIC] 849 01:29:19,161 --> 01:29:21,012 Goodbye. 850 01:29:59,645 --> 01:30:01,606 [STEAM HISSING] 851 01:30:20,361 --> 01:30:22,408 [TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS] 852 01:30:50,795 --> 01:30:52,838 [HORSE WHINNIES] 853 01:31:30,595 --> 01:31:32,640 [GUNFIRE] 854 01:31:54,095 --> 01:31:56,333 [YELLS] 855 01:31:58,461 --> 01:32:00,413 [BULLETS CLANGING] 856 01:32:03,635 --> 01:32:05,481 Get down! 857 01:32:05,561 --> 01:32:07,613 [EXPLOSION] 858 01:32:26,461 --> 01:32:28,452 [BULLETS WHIZZING] 859 01:32:32,461 --> 01:32:34,472 [GUNFIRE] 860 01:32:40,027 --> 01:32:42,037 [CARTRIDGES CLANKING] 861 01:32:48,728 --> 01:32:50,774 [GASPS] 862 01:32:51,762 --> 01:32:53,333 [GROANING] 863 01:33:06,545 --> 01:33:08,793 [GROANS] 864 01:33:37,428 --> 01:33:39,516 [MUSIC SWELLS] 865 01:33:50,894 --> 01:33:52,971 [SLOW-MOTION GUNFIRE] 866 01:34:02,662 --> 01:34:04,836 [TENDER MUSIC] 867 01:35:04,668 --> 01:35:07,351 Ali Khan Shirvanshir died aged 24 868 01:35:08,631 --> 01:35:13,040 Prime Minister Fatali Khan was assassinated 6 weeks later 869 01:35:13,754 --> 01:35:18,719 It was 71 years before, in 1991, Azerbaijan reclaimed its independence 870 01:35:18,798 --> 01:35:23,747 Nino and her daughter escaped to Paris, they never returned to Baku 871 01:35:30,776 --> 01:35:32,805 [SOFT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]