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The War Diary is a contemporary road movie that confronts history with the current reality of Russia, Ukraine, Armenia and Georgia. An extraordinary document leads Hakob Melkonyan to undertake the journey of a lifetime:
The fourteen-year-old stubborn and arrogant Haik has a dream: to hunt a pheasant. For a long time he tried to a frazzle out his father's hunting gun for that purpose. Eventually he gets the gun. Already in the forest Haik understands it's not a pheasant hunt season; besides he doesn't know how to use the gun. As it gets darker, the colorful autumn wood turns into a cold and a frightening place, that the desperate boy strives to escape... Finally he manages to get a pair of superb pheasants. And perhaps something else, that is much more important.
Made in wartime and edited in candlelight, Vartanov's rarely-seen masterpiece tells about his friendship with the genius Parajanov who was imprisoned by KGB "at the height of his fame ". Vartanov resurrects the riveting scenes from his banned 1969 film The Color of Armenian Land, where Paradjanov concocts the chef-d'oeuvre The Color of Pomegranates - widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time - then reveals the shocking request Parajanov sent him in unpublished 1974 letters from Ukrainian prisons. Vartanov's camera documents Parajanov's staggering last day at work in 1990 during the making of the unfinished Confession - which survives in The Last Spring - as Parajanov comments on this cherished autobiographical film. The foremost achievement of The Last Spring, emphasized by critics, is Vartanov's exquisite wordless montage that "evoked the very soul" of Parajanov and earned the praise of many of cinema's greatest masters, such as Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola.
Karen is a young and talented actor, but he uses his abilities to get money from the rich.He works as a fake doctor,jugde,policeman just to get money and lives in the apartment of one of his mistresses.Money and lot of girls:that is what life is like for Karen.One day he reads in a newspaper that a charity company is ready to give an apartment and money to a single and really poor mom.He decides to wear female clothes and makeup, go to that company and pretend as a single mom.But things are more complicated that he thought.The company needs to see his "child", "workplace" and "home". He also gets a huge crush on the head of the company,Sona.The journey of Karen the "single mom" gets funnier and messier as the story goes.
Alik, 25, has been raised by his grandfather, conductor of a renowned classical orchestra in post-Soviet Armenia where cultural institutions are failing and oligarchs allied with the mafia hold power. Alik, a clarinetist, is the virtuoso in this orchestra whose existence is seriously threatened when its key sponsor is murdered. One night, Alik comes into possession of a hired killer's mysterious telephone, which is used only to commission hits. Manipulated by a crook's daughter with whom he falls hopelessly in love and wishing to save the orchestra at all costs, Alik decides to take on the identity of the killer known as "The Virtuoso" and attempt to carry out his contracts. But Alik is a virtuoso musician, not a killer.
An image of a strong and meantime distressed character, fighting against his fears, love, hope and pain in a psychological clinic. Sounds of incredible music, played by a girl with no musical instrument, come to his ear making him much more helpless. Is he really insane?
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the "Golden World" shopping center, the best jewelers have created a unique piece of jewelry that any woman can dream of.
Robert Sternvall, a German journalist, returns to Artsakh in 2016 to cover the war which has been reignited after a 22-year ceasefire. In the result of his journalistic investigation, Robert meets Sophia, a young opera singer, who happens to be the daughter of missing photojournalist Edgar Martirosyan, whom Robert abandoned in captivity during the fall of the village of Talish in 1992. Robert and Sophia’s frequent rendezvouses ignite a passionate romance...
Legendary Spartak player Nikita Simonyan becomes the coach of Ararat Yerevan and sets himself an impossible task: he aims for a "golden double" — a championship medal and a victory in the USSR Cup — but the team does not accept a new coach, and the main opponent is ready to do anything for the sake of victory.
The film consists of three parts. The first one is about a harmonious family that will be separated because of the existing situation. Little Aram carries the tragedy of the separated family. In a day, his entire childhood ends. The reason is one thing only… In the second part of the film a feminine touch is evident by Astghik’s character. One step and peace turn to war in a day, that’s when she loses her friendship, her love, and the idol. The third film tells about a 14-year old Tevanik who becomes part of the war activities. During the fights and as a result of his inability to put an end to a beauty, moments become decisive for Tevanik
Receiving a professional order from oligarch Lambert Khachaturovich, the junior research officer Never makes up his mind to seize the occasion and use luxurious country house of the client to organize a party for his friends. The result of the guests' excessive activity is the broken statue of Lambert Khachaturovich'es father. Considering the host's attitude to his father's memory, the friends can easily envisage Nver's fate... The young men contrive a "salvation plan", but as the saying goes, instead of settling the matter, they make it even worse. Now they not only have to pay for the broken statue, but also organize a magnificent wedding party, the up-front payment of which is already gone, while the groom is out of the game... The things you do for friendship.
Two completely different people get in a coma at the same time. One of them is really rich and cunning, the other lives in a village where works as a vet and is a very kind man. When by an accident the two of them get into a coma they appear in the middle of Heaven and The Earth. The dark and the white sides meet them and give them a request. If they get it done they live, if not, they die. But there are certain rules that the two of them need to follow which makes the request harder to accomplish. Their adventure towards the right to live is followed by funny accidents and stories.
The King of Ancient Armenia Vachagan fell in love with Anahit. And to gain her love he must become something more than a king.
"Family Stories" is an Armenian TV series featuring diverse stories about family life. At the end of each episode, viewers get to choose the story's ending.
Artak, a waiter in a small coffee house in Yerevan has huge depths to local criminal authority. Suddenly an old customer of the café falls down in a heart attack and before he dies, tells Artak about treasures hidden in his house.
Some phrases and scenes that sounded in this film still remain in the memory of several generations, And the main character of the film Habetic became their imaginary friend. Other much-loved characters of the film will return with her, as well as new ones. the reality surprises and shocks the main character. everything has changed, except the most important thing -love for Yerevan, of which he had become an integral part. It is this love that has always helped us not to stop, not to give up and create, overcoming all difficulties...
In a conservative Armenian family a 16 years old Karine dreams to become a veterinarian, but her family, especially her father, who is a well-known dog-fighter, is against it. They say it’s not a proper job for women. Karine needs to choose: to follow her dreams or to listen to her patriarchal family.
Armenian boxing champion David preparing for the next competition. Beloved girl Eva, loyal friends, a happy life in abundance and the only one who causes problems is a friend Armen, constantly spending money in casinos. Having rescued Armen after another scandal, David gave him an ultimatum: either he stops gambling, or David breaks up friendly relations with him.
In this meditative film the everyday lives of poor Ethiopian peasants are shown using documentary as well as storytelling techniques, with its drama arising out of the timeless yet persistent issues of their lives.
Famous Soviet Armenian clown Leonid Yengibarov stars in this film about the artistic quest of a talented circus actor.
A homeless man, starving and losing touch with reality, encounters a woman and spirals into violence and delusion.
Feature film created by 10 famous Armenian film directors and scriptwriters. The movie consists of 10 short stories lasting about seven minutes each, "10 life stories" beaded like "pearls" on an "endless thread" called Yerevan. Each story is shot in a definite genre and differs from the rest by its concept as well as signature, yet all the stories integrate into a bright mosaic, reflecting nowadays Yerevan life.
The movie is dedicated to the liberation of Eastern Armenia in 1827.
A journey to a dream through an encounter between Suna, a twelve-year-old girl who uses leaves as a blanket, and an old man who possesses secret knowledge. A reflection on friendship between a father and a daughter, a teacher and a student, an adult and a child, and the path that can turn the impossible into possible… The invented letters are inspired by the old Armenian symbols.
The agent, who is actually incompetent in his work, arrives in Armenia from Argentina to find the stolen Holy Lance "Geghard" before Pope's visit to Armenia.
In 301 A.D. Gregory the Illuminator healed the one-time Pagan King Tiridates the Great and christened the Armenian people, thus making Armenia the first Christian nation in the world. This is the story about a woman who changed the faith of her nation forever.
This movie tells the story of the centuries of cross-stones and how firmly they stand on the face of the earth, but at the same time, people forget about them.
Azat, an Armenian immigrant selling counterfeit designer bags on the streets of Los Angeles, strikes a bond with a woman from his night school only to face the pitfalls of the American Dream.
Between the late 80s and early 90s, Armenia experienced a deadly earthquake, the Nagorno-Karabakh war and the fall of the Soviet Union. During these years, many Armenians decided to exile. Hayk is one of them, a theater director who has moved to Moscow.
For a favorable attitude from his bosses Armen is ready to give up his material welfare but not his duty, honor or conscience.
The film tells the story of the talented Armenian painter Vahan Ananyan's adventurous life and artistic heritage. Vahan, being born and raised in Yerevan, but growing increasingly disappointed in Armenian reality (the earthquake, the war, the collapse of the Soviet Union), moves to Tallinn, then Kyiv and Odesa to works there. After his passing Vahan's remains were buried in Tallinn, Odesa, and Yerevan. His artistic heritage remains in faraway countries.
Only women, children and old people live in this Armenian village, while the men work in Russia. A life with a rhythm of its own, an independent daily life marked nonetheless by exile.
How long can one isolate oneself?
Embrace yourself for one and a half hours of unprecedented journey through the streets of Yerevan and its underworld, inhabited by people, who turn this place into a mirror of the national soul with all its joyful and tragic revelations.
Hrant is tailor at the fashion house Olimpia. He's a man of great generosity and kindness but has reputation of being strange. His great love for preserving the spirit of art pushes against the wills of Yerevan's various personalities, and conflicts against the set rules of society.
Yeva is a young woman who escapes her influential in-laws with her daughter Nareh, after her husband’s tragic death and takes refuge in one of the villages of Karabakh, Armenia… Yeva is a complete stranger in this village and is obliged to live her daily life in disguise.
A mild-mannered man journeys across a post-apocalyptic landscape in search of answers regarding a derelict spaceship hovering in the sky.
A group of solitary elderly individuals from Armenia, who have been neglected by the society, unify in an amateur dance troupe and prove during each performance that they still can dream, fall in love, amaze and wonder.
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.
When Hendo notices that he is being lied to at every turn, he dreams that everyone will answer every question correctly.: Miraculously, the dream comes true. From now on, no one can force Hendo to lie, which leads to funny, ridiculous, and unpredictable situations. Hendo uses this power in his personal and public interests, which makes him a universal favorite and recognition. But fame has its price, and what's right doesn't always work in his favor. In a second, Hendo loses everything when his own lies are revealed and become public : Hendo tries to regain what he has lost at any cost, and again a miracle helps him.
The last thing Armenian citizens in 2022 expected was that their new neighbors would be thousands of Russians who fled Russia out of conscience or fear of ending up in Ukrainian black soil. Russian propaganda declares them traitors and calls on "those who remained" to unite in hatred against "those who left for warm countries". But are these countries warm? And can’t the "left" themselves cope with their own hatred without help from others?
Are you ready for another 2 hours of non-stop jokes and music? Welcome to "Mer Bake 2", a sequel to "Mer Bake".
Powerless against a repressive state, a young couple leaves the country – an escape that turns into a surreal nightmare
A charade of love. A man attempts to find love with a tennis player, whilst in a fake engagement with a wealthy heiress.
Arsen and Eliza have been married for 4 years. Eliza lived in the USA, after marriage she moved to Yerevan, where she lives with her husband. They rent an apartment with Arsen's friend, Narek. Arsen is a journalist, Eliza is a housewife. All is well until Eliza's friend Ellen arrives from Los Angeles, causing the family to fall apart. Ellen, cheating on her girlfriend, starts dating Arsen.
7 friends get together just to have good time. They decide to play an unusual game, according to the rules of which, everyone should put mobile phones on the table and read all incoming messages out loud and answer calls only on the speaker. Close friends could not imagine what secrets would be revealed during this game.
1915, Anatolia, Maryam and her brother Varto, two Armenian children, are caught up in the turmoil of war. Hassan, a young Turkish man, is given the difficult mission of rescuing them. The three of them will cross a war-torn country and discover each other beyond their differences. This journey has unexpected consequences in our own time, when a young woman and her teenage son, travel from Istanbul to Paris to meet a grumpy old Armenian.
Parajanov lifts the curtain on numerous unfinished scenes and fragments of unshot films. These are memories of his childhood, death, friends, Tiflis, Kyiv, Yerevan. Seven stories from the life of Parajanov and the close circle that shared his entire life path with him.
Caucho is an experimental drama which tells the story of three artists: а theater director (Arsen Grigoryan),an actress (Lucie Abdalyan) and an actor (Manvel Khachatryan) who are engaged in staging the play "The Ping-Pong Players" by William Saroyan. They decide to speak only using the dialogues from the performance before the first night of the play. The game will be over if any of them breaks the rules.
A French photographer of Armenian descent embarks on a personal journey to trace the footsteps of her ancestor, a survivor placed in an Armenian orphanage during the 1915 Genocide. As she delves into the past, her path unexpectedly crosses with Artur, a lonely boy forced to abandon his dreams in a country where the looming shadow of war shapes every life. Their encounter weaves together memory and present, exile and belonging, revealing the enduring scars of history and the fragile hopes of a new generation.
Herostratus aspired to leave his mark in history and die as a known man. To achieve his goal, Herostratus set the Temple of Artemis ablaze in 356 BC.
An Armenian–Azerbaijani–Georgian feature film about love, friendship, identity, and politics in the South Caucasus.
This movie is a story of two brothers who couldn't be anywhere else besides on the front lines during the 44-day Artsakh war fighting for their homeland.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the control of Karabakh rumbles on stealthily. From Lake Sevan to the gold mine of Sotk—occupied by Azerbaijan since the 44-Day War of 2020—Daniel Kötter travels through a border valley surrounded by mountains, encountering the people who anxiously watch on as those in power tear each other apart at their expense.
Man arrives in America to see his son.
There is a dark secret in the Khosrov Forest that dates back centuries. Iago has long since found the chest containing the heart of king Khosrov Kotak, hidden in the rocks as the source of the forest’s life force. However, it remains closed to him, as it can only be opened with the blood of a royal heir. From that moment on, Iago and Marusik are doomed to wait, searching for the only one through whom they will be able to open the chest and finally seize the power and authority of the forest.
In 1896, Ethiopia, an African nation, largely armed with spears and knives, defeats a well-equipped and organized Italian military bent on colonization.
Hansel's grandfather's wife died. They have lived together for over fifty years. For three years he has been living alone, cannot find a place for himself and constantly misses her.
The film was released by popular demand and was linked to 15th anniversary of Sharm Holding. You can meet your favorite heroes, see how the Yard has changed and find out what makes it tick. "Our Yard" musical comedy is a story about life of a typical Yerevan yard with its tiny "household" intrigues, street fighting, love stories and distinctive kindness.