Summaries

In 1915 a man survives the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, but loses his family, speech and faith. One night he learns that his twin daughters may be alive, and goes on a quest to find them.

This film is based on the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire 1915, which resulted in the forced migration and diaspora of the Armenian minority. One day, young family man Nazaret Manoogian gets deported by the Turkish authorities with all the other Armenian men from his native village of Mardin. He becomes a forced laborer and only survives the mass murder by chance and an act of kindness, but loses his family, speech, and faith. One night the devastated Nazaret learns that his daughters may still be alive and didn't die like his wife from starvation, violence, or rape on death marches. Nazaret goes on a quest to find them and travels from his small village through the Mesopotamian deserts to the sea, always looking for clues that might lead him to his children. Nazaret's epic journey will take him from Asia to America, from the end to a new beginning.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • armenian genocide
  • genocide
  • ottoman empire
  • turkish history
  • armenian
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Mystery
  • Drama
  • History
  • War
Release date Oct 15, 2014
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Language English Spanish Arabic Turkish Armenian Kurdish
Filming locations Cuba
Production companies ARD Degeto Film Pyramide Productions Bombero International

Box office

Budget $16000000
Gross US & Canada $28066
Opening weekend US & Canada $5327
Gross worldwide $1232140

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 18m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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