The Lark Farm
2007 · 122 min · ★ 6.2 · History, Drama
The Lark Farm is set in a small Turkish town in 1915. It deals with the genocide of Armenians, looking closely at the fortunes, or rather, misfortunes of one wealthy Armenian family.
Directed by Paolo Taviani · Written by Paolo Taviani
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Moritz Bleibtreu Ferzan -
Alessandro Preziosi Egon -
Ángela Molina Ismene -
Arsinée Khanjian Armineh -
Tchéky Karyo Aram -
Mariano Rigillo Assadour -
Hristo Shopov Isman -
Christo Jivkov Sarkis -
Mohammad Bakri Nazim
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