Nahapet

Boring, based on author"s imagination. Waste of time.

I'm only writing this review because no one else did, and yet this relatively obscure film shows the usual IMDb Armenia dilemma: there's an obvious contest between down- and up-voters. If you look at the details, roughly half are either 1 or 10 stars.

So I implore on IMDb: please disable Turkish votes on just about anything on this subject. And I implore on the Turks responsible for these results: could you please stop abusing this website for your personal frustrations and get a life? You are fooling no one but yourselves.

About the film: I saw it a long time ago on Romanian TV. It's the only really Armenian film on the subject I know. It's not about the genocide, it's about one survivor coping with the aftermath, slowly connecting with his new wife. When their child is born in the end, he finally accepts his new life, and there just a few seconds showing how his family was killed. There are no accusations against the Turks, there is no propaganda, it's a very personal, unspectacular, even dull story.

How sad that a film of this caliber has so few reviews and all of them are about something other than its content.

First of all, what a cinematic treat. The subject is so heavy and important, (and sadly still relevant as 120000 Armenians were just subjected to ethnic cleansing in 2023, and it was dealt with such sensitivity by the actors, writers and cinematography alike.

The leads are excellent, the dialogue sparse and full of depth, and the pain of losing everything is expressed expertly.

Depictions of the community in the village, the way subjects are discussed and issues are handled, is truly delightful and authentic and heartwarming.

The way different characters are introduced, each revealing a new facet of hardships endured by survivors is gutwrenching and beautiful.

My favorite scenes in this film had no characters, using visual metaphors to convey atrocities in such a simple and effective way that I was left speechless.

And I'm not even gonna mention the costumes, the village set, all the little details that makes this film a humble and effective visual treat.

Gorgeous, precious film.