After making several adaptations of other writers' work, Armenian-Canadian director Atom Egoyan broached an original treatment of a deeply personal subject: the 1915 extermination of well over one million Armenians, an act of genocide the Turkish government still refuses to acknowledge ever occurred. Young Armenian-Canadian Raffi (David Alpay), uncertain of his legacy, is torn between his volatile girlfriend, Celia (Marie-Josee Croze), and his mother, Ani (Arsinee Khanjian), a respected art history professor. Celia blames Ani for her father's suicide; Ani left him for Raffi's father, an Armenian "freedom fighter" who was later shot while attempting to assassinate a T...
Released:
2002
Rated:
R
Length:
116 mins