Broken Childhood (2013)
This film is about a six year old Lena, who was captured by the Azeri`s during the Kharabakh war back in 1992. The girl was taken to an Azeri woman Fatima Khala, in a goal to be exchanged with her lost son. During this time the fear and the revulsion changed to a mutual charity and the result of this is that Fatima sends Lena back to her family after 4 months, exchanging her with a body of an Azeri soldier unknown to her. In Lena's memories, Fatima is still waiting for her son.
Director: Jivan Avetisyan
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Maria Gharagulyan as Lena |
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Greta Mejlumyan as Fatima |
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Alla Sahakyan as Anahit |
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Vruyr Harutyunyan as Gurgen |
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Hovhannes Teqgyozyan as Azer |
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Babken Chobanyan as Anahit's husband |
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Narine Petrosyan as Mariam |
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Marat Davtyan as Lena's father |
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Martin Aloyan as Lena's grandpa |
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Sveta Tovmasyan as Lena's grandma |
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Qajik Harutyunyan as Neighbor grandpa |
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Armida Gabrielyan as Neighbor grandma |
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Anna Babayan as Karine |
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Olesya Sahakyan as Gayane |
| Directing | Jivan Avetisyan | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Salbi Aghajanyan | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Armen Vardanyan | Editor |
| Sound | Hayk Israyelyan | Sound Editor |
| Art | Kostandin Petrosyan | Art Direction |
| Camera | Narek Martirosyan | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Karine Khodikyan | Writer |
| Production | Arthur Aghabekyan | Producer |