CHRISTIAN COLLEGES OF SOUTHEST ASIA

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Survey of Afro-Asian Literature
TEAM NAME: "ALI AND NINO"
A.) ATTENDANCE
● DILAO, Ariadne
● SASING, Sofia
● TERSE, Eugen

B.) MEET – UP MINUTES (Allotted Time: 11:42 AM – 1:37 PM)

FACILITATOR: Ariadne Dilao (Team Leader)

AGENDA:
● Discuss the following tasks:
a) Team membership.
b) Asian Literature into full movie.
c) Synopsis as well as the elements.
INTRODUCTION:
Ariadne Dilao (Team Leader) introduced the task to be discussed as well as the decisions to be made
during the group meeting.
DISCUSSIONS:
a. Each of the members presented their prominent Asian literatures to the group.
b. Ariadne Dilao (Team Leader) introduced the Asian Literature from Azerbaijan which she read
entitled “Ali & Nino” by Kurban Said.
c. Sofia Sasing and Eugen Terse (The group members) watched the trailer for the movie of “Ali &
Nino”.
d. Everyone has decided to present the said movie this coming Saturday.
e. Sofia Sasing ang Eugen Terse (the team members) were assigned to research for the said Asian
Literary piece particularly its synopsis and significant elements to be included.
f. Everyone worked on their assigned task and came up to the final decisions.

ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned by Ariadne Dilao (Team Leader) at exactly 11:42 AM through Google Meet and
will announce further instructions within the group chat.

C.) MEET UP DECISIONS

a) TEAM MEMBERSHIP.
Ariadne Dilao was assigned as the leader and the following students are the members for the team:
● DILAO, Ariadne (Team Leader)
● SASING, Sofia
● TERSE, Eugen
 b) ASIAN LITERATURE INTO FULL MOVIE.
Ariadne Dilao introduced the Asian literature entitled “Ali & Nino” from the country of Azerbaijan and
the team decided to use the full movie for the random film viewing this coming Saturday.

 Ali & Nino novel by Kurban Said

 Ali & Nino 2016 produced by IFC Films

c) SYNOPSIS AS WELL AS THE ELEMENTS.

SYNOPSIS:
The movie is a sweeping romance set in the Caspian Sea region around the time of World War I, about an
upper-class Muslim man and a beautiful Georgian princess who is Christian but they love each other and
marry young despite the reluctance of their parents. There are problems - of course! When Ali takes his bride
to spend several months in Persia, she is appalled to realize how her freedom is being curbed. While living in
luxury she is shocked to be sequestered in a harem and put through the humiliation of being treated like an
Eastern bride by the housekeeper who is a eunuch. Nino has been used to living very freely as a modern young
Western woman, so the clash between East and West and between the traditional Moslem life and the
twentieth century independence of her upbringing is very marked. Then the Great War breaks out, and things
get worse.
ELEMENTS:
Characters:
Ali Khan Shirvanshir - Azerbaijani - Muslim
Nino Kipiani - Georgian - Christian
Malik Nakhararyan - Armenian - Christian
Safar Khan - Ali's father
Fatali Khan Khoyski
Ilyas Bey
Seyid Mustafa
Duchess Tamar Kipiani - Nino's mother
Duke Gregor Kipiani - Nino's father
Qochu Qurban
Kasi Mullah
Yayha Guli
Zeynalabdin Taghiyev
Sona Taghiyeva Parviz Bagirov as Musa Naghiyev Mehriban Zaki as Sultan Hanum Rasim Jafarov as Ivan

Setting:
Baku, Azerbaijan: a city on the west coast of the Caspian Sea and is the central setting for most of the novel.
From 1914 to 1920.
Plot:
The novel is related in the first person by Ali.
Ali Khan Shirvanshir and Nino Kipiani have been in love for a long time. He is a Muslim and descends
from a prominent Azerbaijani family. The girl here was the daughter of a prominent Georgian family, and the
Russian authorities have granted her the title of "Princess." She is a devout Christian with a European cultural
background.
In 1914, Russia declares war, some of Ali's Muslim companions gladly join the Russian army, but he
believes it is a Christian conflict. That's why Ali's father permits him to marry Nino. To escape the revenge of
Nacharyan's family, Ali hides in a mountain village in Dagestan. That's why the place of Baku becomes
surrounded by an irregular Russian army seeking loot. The war has ended, and the British troops are going to
be withdrawn. The Russians are pressing again.
Ali joins the defenders; Nino refuses to take shelter, and aids behind the front line. To escape the
revenge of Nacharyan's family, Ali hides in a mountain village in Dagestan. After a time, Nino joins him; they
still love each other. They are married and live in blissful poverty.

Conflict:
Man Vs. Society

Theme/s:
Major themes: Marriage, Religion
Minor themes:War, Politics, Wealth, Power, Royalty
The theme of this strory, is a serious discussion about the differences in attitude and philosophy
between the East and the West, between Christianity and Islam, between two young people of different
religions. An interesting love tale between a modern Azerbaijani boy and a Christian Georgian princess, and
the difficulties they have in coming together and staying together despite great differences in their upbringing
and perspectives on life. The entire event is a representation for the clash of two cultures, as well as the
Caucasus' inability to find a way to live in peace together.
SUBMITTED BY: Ariadne Dilao