Sundance red carpet photos: Adam Bakri stars in 'Ali & Nino'

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Adam Bakri on the red carpet for "Ali & Nino," at its premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016.

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Kris Thykier, Adam Bakri and Asif Kapadia, on the red carpet for "Ali & Nino," at its premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016.

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Adam Bakri and Asif Kapadia, on the red carpet for "Ali & Nino," at its premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016.

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Asif Kapadia director of "Ali & Nino," at its premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016.

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Adam Bakri poses for photos on the red carpet for "Ali & Nino," at its premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016.

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Kris Thykier, director of "Ali & Nino," at its premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016.

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Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Adam Bakri on the red carpet for "Ali & Nino," at its premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Adam Bakri on the red carpet for "Ali & Nino," at its premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Adam Bakri on the red carpet for "Ali & Nino," at its premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Kris Thykier, Adam Bakri and Asif Kapadia, on the red carpet for "Ali & Nino," at its premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Adam Bakri on the red carpet for "Ali & Nino," at its premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Adam Bakri and Asif Kapadia, on the red carpet for "Ali & Nino," at its premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Asif Kapadia director of "Ali & Nino," at its premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Adam Bakri poses for photos on the red carpet for "Ali & Nino," at its premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Asif Kapadia director of "Ali & Nino," at its premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Kris Thykier, director of "Ali & Nino," at its premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016.

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· January 28, 2016 9:09 am

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"Ali & Nino," about a romance between a Muslim prince (Adam Bakri) and a Christian aristocrat (Maria Valverde) in the oil-rich capital of Azerbaijan set at the start of World War I, made its premiere Wednesday at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in Park City. Directed by Asif Kapadia ("Senna," SFF '11), the film is part of the Premieres program. Christopher Hampton adapted Kurban Said's novel; Mandy Patinkin, Connie Nielsen, Riccardo Scamarcio and Homayoun Ershadi also star.