- year : 2023
- country : Armenia, Russia
- timing : 29:49'
- genre : fiction film
- production : GITR Film and Television School
written and directed by Edward Kazaryan
produced by Andranik Mamyan
DoP Bella Budnitskaya
sound by Jan Babkin
editor Mikhail Khramov
cast: Narek Hovsepyan, Jeanette Gurskaya
Armenian Arsen and Azerbaijani Fati find themselves in an accident on a mountainous stretch of road. The prolonged wait for inspectors forces the protagonists to attempt a peaceful dialogue. Arsen and Fati get to know each other better, sharing the circumstances of their destinies, which turn out to be tragically intertwined.
- Early Bird International Student Film Festival (2023, Sofia, Bulgaria)
- International Open Youth Festival of TV Programs and Films “Telemania”, Grand Prix, Best Short Film, 2nd place in the category "Best Script", Special Prize from the art cluster "Tavrida" (2023, Russia, Moscow)
- International Youth Film Festival "WE" (2023, Russia, Moscow)
- International Youth Film Festival "Light to the World" (2024, Russia, Rybinsk, Yaroslavl, Uglich)
- Saint Anna Open Festival of Student and Debut Films, Jury diploma for "For the designation of the topic" (2024, Russia, Moscow)
Director’s statement
This is a story about people whose lives have been touched by war. About individuals trying to engage in peaceful dialogue despite ideological differences. The main question: is it possible? The conflict of national ideologies is not the only one. The main characters are people with different worldviews and perspectives on the unfolding events.
ABOUT THE FILM DIRECTOR:
Edward Kazaryan was born on 29.05.1996 in Armenia. Currently, he is a student of GITR Film and Television School.
FILMOGRAPHY:
2023 - "The road to Lachin", short student film
2021 - "Bullshit", short student film
