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Documentarist 2003 star_border 5.6
In beautiful black & white, this documentary maker provides his often sombre view of his home country of Armenia, one of the former Soviet republics that found itself in an economic, political and social crisis after independence.

Yerevan Jan 2003
A city become sick due to the lack of love, the love that made the city itself. It remains to dream that it is possible to remove all diseases and evil forces from the city, and it will be cleaned, people will become kinder and start to create and build.

The Thief 1995 star_border 8
The single father involuntarily steals in order to support the family. However, one day after the theft, he accidentally meets the housewife he falls in love with and does everything he can to hide the traces of the theft

Bust 1993
A funny and sad story about how two friends accidentally smashed a bust of Stalin and what happened next.

Yearning 1990 star_border 3.7
Real life tragic story of Arakel whose anguish towards lost homeland made him cross Soviet-Turkish border during Stalin era.

For You, Armenia 1990 star_border 5.5
Dramatic short animation based on the song of the same name ("For You Armenia"/"Kez Hayastan") composed by George Garvarents and performed by Charles Aznavour. The song is dedicated to the memory of the devastating earthquake that struck the Armenian region of the Soviet Union in 1988.

White Dreams 1985 star_border 10
Small provincial town at the end of the 19th century. Barber Hakob is a passionate pigeon-admirer with them finding his peace of mind and filling the dullness of provincial life with poetry. Soon he is forced to choose his pigeon loft or his daughter's happiness.

The Crown of Nature 1982
A bureaucrat decides to flee the cacophonous hyperstimulation of modern city life to find peace in the countryside. Is the natural world, free of industrial machines and the relentless pace of urban life, as good as it seems to be?

Autumn Sun 1977
Aghun, early married by her despotic father against her will, wages a war against her husband, her family, the village, the world... She couldn't restrain even when the war is won.