Samvel Mkrtchyan

Armenian refugees in France try to organize a public screening of a film about the Soviet Armenia, together with the French members of an underground organization.

Comical tale about how the coward Nazar who, as a joke of fate, appears to preside over the throne.

The movie tells about the struggle of Armenian and Azerbaijani peasants against hidden "internal enemies".

A detachment of Bolsheviks impedes the progress of a punitive detachment through the gorge and prevents it from suppressing a revolt.

A schoolboy, Karo, gets involved into the struggle between Communists and Dashnaks during the establishment of a Soviet regime in Armenia.

Robert, an aspiring actor, accidentally meets Alan, a French embassy worker. Obsessed with moving to France the land he believes will define his artistic future Robert has already been rejected seven times. Blaming others for his failures, he decides to manipulate the situation: with a friend’s help, he pretends to be gay to gain Alan’s trust and use him to get a visa. Though suspicious, Alan falls in love with Robert. Meanwhile, Robert joins dance classes for his act and meets Anna, with whom he genuinely falls in love. Caught in a web of lies, Robert juggles both relationships, gradually losing himself. Alan becomes the most emotionally hurt, as he is deeply deceived. In the end, Alan shows maturity and compassion he forgives Robert and lets him go. Anna, however, never learns the truth.

Based on A. Shirvanzade’s story “Madwoman.” It's a tragic story of an epileptic girl, who is the victim of the prejudices of her husband's family. A powerful village drama with a horribly tragic ending, visually striking, lots of Armenian customs.