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Where Were You, Man of God?
Doctor, living through the trials of the Stalin era and the World War II, does not lose his human values.
To Bring Back the Past...
A love story between two people whose youth unfolded during the turbulent early years of the century, when Europe and Russia were practically swelling with revolution.
The Voice in the Wilderness
Armenia in the Middle Ages ... the desert ... the bell-tower of a half-destroyed church ... Martiros languishes in the desert. His heart strikes out beyond the narrow monastic circle.
Life Triumphs
Set in the aftermath of the 1915 Armenian Genocide, a grief-stricken survivor arrives in a desolate Soviet Armenian village after losing his entire family. Burdened by trauma, he must navigate a bleak existence and find the will to heal, plant roots, and rebuild his life.
King John
A historical chronicle about the history of England during the reign of John Lackland.
Shot on the Border
The film is set at one of the remote outposts along the southern border, where a rather strange case is being investigated: border guard Ashot Terzyan killed a dog on foreign territory. In the course of explaining his perfectly justified action (Ashot was saving a boy from the dog), the young border guard made it clear to his superiors that a border crossing was being prepared on the other side. However, he did not present any concrete arguments or justifications. The border violation was detected a few days later. And soon after, Ashot himself noticed a man at the railway station whom he had clearly seen on the other side during the ill‑fated incident with the dog.
The Lonely Nut-Tree
The village Lernasar is doomed to destruction. Its inhabitants, headed by the teacher Kamsaryan, come to defend their history.
Stone Valley
The descendants of refugees from Western Armenia are building a new village in a stone valley. They have different destinies, but they have united with one goal - to grow a beautiful garden on a rocky barren land.
Trap
A famous athlete leaves the world of sport for the sake of art, but regardless of his will he appears in criminal environment. The hero, defending the honor of his girlfriend in his young years, appears in jail. The hard life of prison and its "laws" do not break him, but make him stronger. Being released from prison, however, he again faces a difficult choice. This time his friend's life is the price of his freedom.
And Then You'll Be Back...
The heroine, an employee of the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, projects the events of her life onto the stories she studies from medieval manuscripts and comes to very instructive conclusions for herself.
Daredevils of Sassoun
An animated film based on the Armenian heroic epic poem Daredevils of Sassoun. The animation centers around the main protagonist of the third branch of the Sassoun family, named David.
While We Live
The action of the film takes place in a children's colony, where a film is being shot. In the colony, director Manvel Simonyan gets to know the minor prisoner Hovhannes Darbinyan, who was sentenced to prison for stabbing her lover while trying to protect his mother. The director takes upon himself the burden of releasing a juvenile prisoner before the deadline.
Songs of Solomon
Inspired by true events, this is a film about a childhood friendship, torn apart by the horrific Hamidian massacres infiltrated by the Ottoman Empire under the rule of Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1894-1896).
Choice
The main character manages to expose his faithless friends and a corrupt politician who was supporting a number of illegal activities.
If Only Everyone
A beautiful girl named Sasha from Russia comes to Armenia. Born between Russian father and Armenian mother, Sasha is searching for the grave of her father who died in the Karabakh War. Karabakh, which was the territory of the Azerbaijani Republic during the Soviet Union’s collapse, has many Armenian residents. At the time, Armenians demanded their independence from Azerbaijani Republic and the subsequent conflict caused heavy casualties. Many Russian soldiers also lost their lives in the war. The conflict is still going on. This film is a postscript to a historical event occurred in the early 1990s and about a still ongoing conflict. In the scene that camera quietly crosses the border from Armenia, the director presents an image of each side of the people communicating with one another despite their own wounds instead of one pointing a gun at the other side.