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Ravished Armenia In 1919, O. Apfel made the first feature movie about the Genocide, based on A. Mardiganian’s book of the same name. It depicts the terrible scenes of the Armenian Genocide. Andranik Mayrig Henri Verneuil This movie has played a large role in immortalizing the story of the great general in the national freedom movement. The Forty Days of Musa Dagh La Masseria del Allodole Vittorio and Paulo Taviani 1990 1991 2002 Longing F. Dovlatyan 2007 In 1935, renowned movie director R. Mamulian tried to bring F. Werfel’s novel “The Forty Days of Musa Dagh” to the screen in the USA, but shooting was suspended in 1936 as a result of strong protests by the Turkish government. In 1981, the same novel was made into a movie in the USA by director and producer J. Kurkjian. 450 actors and actresses were shot in the movie, most of whom were not Armenians. Mayrig Ararat A. Egoyan This movie tells the story of a family that moved to Marseille in 1921, at the time of the Armenian Genocide. The story of the family is brought to life through the eyes of a six-year old child surrounded by love and care. Azat Zakaryan goes down to the harbor with his parents and two aunts. The adults of the family sacrifice everything for the child to receive a good education. documentary 1945 Fatherland, dir. G. Balasanyan, L. Isahakyan and G.Zardaryan / 1964 Where Are My People, dir. Mikayel Hakobyan / 1967 Seven Songs about Armenia, dir. G. MelikAvagyan / 1967 We, dir. A. Peleshyan / 1971 The Heart of the Nation, dir. S. Tukhanyan / 1974 Path, dir. V. Güney / 1975 The Forgotten Genocide, dir. Mikayel Hakobyan / 1975 Family Tree, dir. A. Vahuni / 1975 Pray with the Armenians, dir. D. ChiljianTonoyan / 1980 Night through the Sunset, dir. V. Grigoryan / 1983 Assignment Berlin, dir. Hrayr Tukhanyan / 1983 The Appreciation of Sacriﬁce, dir. V. Atanesyan / 1988 An Armenian Journey, dir. Theodore Bogosian / 1988 Back to Ararat, dir. Suzanne Khardalian / 1988 Artsakh, dir. A. Manaryan / 1988 Yervand Setyan – 82 Springs, dir. A. Mnatsakanyan / 1988 Armenian Massacres, dir. M. Ross / 1988 Genocide, dir. S. Sevan / 1992 Secret History: The Hidden Holocaust, dir. Michael Johns / 2000 I Will Not Be Sad in This World, dir. Karina Epperlein / 2000 Destination Nowhere: The Witness, dir. Mikayel Hakobyan / 2003 Germany and the Secret Genocide, dir. Mikayel Hakobyan / 2003 Voices from the Lake: A Film About the Secret Genocide, dir. Mikayel Hakobyan / 2003 Desecration, dir. Hrayr Khacheryan / 2003 The Armenian Genocide: A Look Through Our Eyes, dir. Vache Arabyan / 2004 My Son Shall be Armenian, dir. Hagop Goudsouzian / 2006 The Armenian Genocide, dir. Andrew Goldberg / 2006 Screamers, Carla Garabedian / 2008 The River Ran Red, dir. Mikayel Hakobyan / 2010 Aghet, dir. Erik Friedler / 2011 Grandma’s Tattoos, dir. Suzanna Khardalian

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