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The rural girl, like other girls in the countryside, submits to the rule of her tribe or clan. Meanwhile, she falls in love with her cousin, but her father opposes this love and marries her off to an elderly sheikh, despite his wealth. The girl endures suffering with him, unable to rid herself of her love for her cousin. After intense struggles, she leaves the old husband to reunite with her cousin.
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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.