Movies about the Armenian Genocide are something everyone must know!

The terrible, tragic events of 1915 shocked not only the Armenian people, but the whole world. In this article we will tell you about the five most touching and famous films about the Armenian Genocide. On the basis of this, not so many artistic pictures are shot. One of the main reasons is the failure of Turkey to recognize the truth of what was genocide. For example, attempts by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to shoot a film on the literary edition of Franz Werfel "Forty Days of Musa-Dag" have repeatedly stopped because of Turkey's influence on the US Department of State. Yet the novel was able to film, but only after 48 years.

The film about the genocide of Armenians 2015 - "Scar"

The author offers viewers to reflect on human values, compassion and morality, regardless of what nationality you are and what faith you profess. Director Fatih Akin (Turkish bloods) did not look at political bans and obstacles to remove the world-famous "Scar" - a film about the Armenian Genocide. The action begins at the height of the First World War. The main character of the blacksmith Nazareth Manukyan goes to the army to the Turkish soldiers. But by coincidence, it turns out not in war, but in penal servitude, where many other Armenians work. The Turks decided to crack down on the prisoners, Nazareth miraculously survives, but he loses his voice. A man wanders through the desert and learns that his family was killed. But after a while the news comes to him that maybe his daughters are alive and were sent to Cuba.

The father goes looking for his children. He visited almost all corners of the world, starting his journey from his settlement Mardin, then he visited the desert of Mesopotamia, Cuba, North Dakota. The film is full of metaphors and symbolic meanings, and the very name "Scar" is a symbol of an indelible nightmare, which for life was imprinted in the memory of the people. The scar for our character is a reminder of the Turkish blade, which made him a homeless and defenseless man before the social world. Throughout the whole picture, an Armenian melody plays, like a cry of the soul of a man who has lost his beloved and native people. The beginning of the film begins with the singing of Nazareth's wife, and in the second part she comes to him with a vision to prevent her from dying.

Filming was carried out in Jordan, Canada, Germany, Cuba and Malta. The change of the landscape from day to day and the long journey of the hero from one place to another resembles a fairy tale about Sinbad, who overcame obstacles, and headed for his main goal - home. "Scar" was the first film about the genocide of Armenians of 2015, which was shown in Turkey. The tape received a prize at the Venice Festival.

"1915" (2015)

The painting "1915" is dedicated to the centenary of the Armenian Genocide. The story tells about how the theater in Los Angeles put a play in memory of the victims of the genocide. Soon after the performance, the society feels only hatred and despair. In addition, strange and sometimes inexplicable mystical things begin to occur inside the theater, connected with the terrible past of one actress. The film was shot by American directors of Armenian roots, it's Karin Hovhannisyan and Alex Mukhibyan. And the soundtrack to the film was written by a popular rock musician, frontman of the group System of a Down.

Ararat (2002)

This film tells the viewer how the Armenian filmmaker Edward Saroyan is filming films about the Armenian Genocide in 1915. What was told and shown in the film was so impressive to the young driver who was working on the set that he decided to leave for Turkey, because this is the homeland of his ancestors. For showing the film, she took five awards, the Golden Apricot Award in 2004.

The Lark Nest (2007)

The film was shot according to the book of the Italian writer of Armenian roots Anthony Arslan "The Lark Manor". The film tells about two Armenian brothers who have not seen each other for 20 years. Aram plans to visit his brother's homestead, but a series of strange and tragic events prevent them from reuniting. The beginning of the First World War, and then the Turkish military received an order to destroy the Armenian families.

A lot of films about the genocide of Armenians received awards and world recognition. So, the picture "The Lark Manor" was awarded the Golden Apricot Prize at the festival in 2007. Brothers-directors Taviani also received an honorable reward from the hands of Armenian President Robert Kocharian himself. The award was with the inscription "For the contribution to the international recognition of the genocide".

Mairick (Mom) (1991)

The picture tells of the Armenian family Zakaryan, who flew to Marseilles to escape from genocide. Despite all the difficulties in life in a foreign country, the family is helped by their love and trust. The story is told on behalf of a six-year-old child. The director of the picture was Henri Verneuil, he dedicated it to his beloved mother, whose memories entered the history of the painting. Most of the actors, including Claudia Cardinale, starred in the film for free. Actor Omar Sharif, who was banned from entering Turkey, was cast in the lead role after the film's premiere.

The films about the genocide of Armenians reveal the true history of the physical destruction of the Armenian people. For wartime, at least 664 thousand people died.