The Son of the Olive Merchant

Summary For their honeymoon, Anna and Mathieu went to Turkey. With camera in hand, they traced the footsteps of Garabed, the Armenian grand-father of Mathieu, who escape the 1915 genocide. They are determined to learn more about Mathew's Armenian origins. In this country where speaking of the Armenian genocide could be dangerous, their name with Turkish intonations serves a purpose to get people talking about their idea of the Turkish involvement during 1915 tragedy. A road trip across the country mixing animation with documentary, to report a sad confirmation: The denial has become an institution, rewriting the history books and pretending that there was a genocide, but a genocide committed by the Armenians against the Turks. View more details

The Son of the Olive Merchant

Directed : Mathieu Zeitindjioglou

Written : Mathieu Zeitindjioglou Anna Zeitindjioglou Thomas Rio

Stars : Jean-Claude Dreyfus

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Genres : Adventure Animation Romance History Documentary

Release date : Apr 10, 2012

Countries of origin : France Turkey

Official sites : Official site Watch the movie on VOD

Language : English French

Filming locations : Turkey

Production companies : Z Films Kode Agency

Summary For their honeymoon, Anna and Mathieu went to Turkey. With camera in hand, they traced the footsteps of Garabed, the Armenian grand-father of Mathieu, who escape the 1915 genocide. They are determined to learn more about Mathew's Armenian origins. In this country where speaking of the Armenian genocide could be dangerous, their name with Turkish intonations serves a purpose to get people talking about their idea of the Turkish involvement during 1915 tragedy. A road trip across the country mixing animation with documentary, to report a sad confirmation: The denial has become an institution, rewriting the history books and pretending that there was a genocide, but a genocide committed by the Armenians against the Turks. View more details

Details

Genres : Adventure Animation Romance History Documentary

Release date : Apr 10, 2012

Countries of origin : France Turkey

Official sites : Official site Watch the movie on VOD

Language : English French

Filming locations : Turkey

Production companies : Z Films Kode Agency

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