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Taniel

  • 2018
  • 20m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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Taniel (2018)
Constantinople, April 24th 1915 as the British planned landings in nearby Gallipoli, hundreds of arrest warrants are issued across the city. The arrival of police at poet Taniel Varoujans door, would shatter his home, destroy his work and his family would never see him again. 

One of the greatest innovative poets of the 20th century, a respected teacher, loving father and husband Varoujan foresaw the looming darkness that was approaching and the destruction of the Armenian nation with his prophetic prose at the young age of 31. 

Film Noir in style, Taniel pays homage to the era of dramatic filmmaking with extreme lighting and camera angles. The narrative is mostly heard through poetry, with Varoujan poems in Armenian expressing the emotions in each of the scenes; and narrative poetry in English written by Ben Hodgson and delivered with an emotive depth of feeling by Sean Bean. 

When we talk about the tragedy of Armenia and Genocide what can be forgotten under the immense shadow of the loss of life, is the individual. Taniel looks at the human spirit, the textural fabric of a person lost in facts, stats and arguments about what word you should call the murder of a race. 

Music by Philip Glass played by Valentina Lisitsa sets the scene of World War 1 with heartfelt minimalist tones. Tigran Hamasyan and music from the album Luys i Luso are the driving force across the film with his complex and emotive cascade of notes and vocals, and Michael Nyman with his Out of the Ruins score builds and develops the feeling of tragedy and ultimately resurrection.
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"Taniel" looks at the last months of poet Taniel Varoujan's life, who was murdered in the Armenian Genocide of 1915. The film's narrative is heard in poetry and seen through Film Noir images... Read all"Taniel" looks at the last months of poet Taniel Varoujan's life, who was murdered in the Armenian Genocide of 1915. The film's narrative is heard in poetry and seen through Film Noir images."Taniel" looks at the last months of poet Taniel Varoujan's life, who was murdered in the Armenian Genocide of 1915. The film's narrative is heard in poetry and seen through Film Noir images.

  • Director
    • Garo Berberian
  • Writers
    • Garo Berberian
    • Ben Hodgson
  • Stars
    • Sean Bean
    • Tigran Gaboyan
    • Yegya Akgün
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    34
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    • Director
      • Garo Berberian
    • Writers
      • Garo Berberian
      • Ben Hodgson
    • Stars
      • Sean Bean
      • Tigran Gaboyan
      • Yegya Akgün
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Sean Bean
    Sean Bean
    • Poetry Narrator
    • (voice)
    Tigran Gaboyan
    • Taniel Varoujan
    Yegya Akgün
    Yegya Akgün
    • Taniel Varoujan
    • (voice)
    Varag Gevorgyan
    • Police Officer
    Samvel Grigoryan
    • Bedri Bey
    Vahagn Martirosyan
    • Prisoner
    Shoghakat Mlké Galstian
    • Araksi Varoujan
    Frunzik Amirkhanyan
    • Prisoner
    • (as Frunz Amirkhanyan)
    Alexan Baloyan
    • Prisoner
    Karapet Ghevondyan
    • Prisoner
    Samvel Khachatryan
    • Armenian Informant
    Rafik Kharatyan
    • Prisoner
    Ara Voskanyan
    • Prisoner
    Radu Georgian Carstean
    • Policeman
    Giorgi Chubinidze
    • Policemen
    Jon Feuell
    • Policeman
    Sargis Gharibyan
    • Policemen
    David Knight
    • Policeman
    • Director
      • Garo Berberian
    • Writers
      • Garo Berberian
      • Ben Hodgson
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    • Release date
      • March 29, 2018 (Bermuda)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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    • Languages
      • Armenian
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Armenia(location)
    • Production company
      • Rebel Republic Films
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    • Runtime
      20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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