Amerikatsi
Sign in to saveAmerikatsi () is a 2022 Armenian comedy-drama film written, edited, directed by, and starring Michael A. Goorjian. The film is about an Armenian-American who repatriates to the Armenian SSR after World War II and ends up in a Soviet prison.
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7.3In 1948, decades after fleeing Armenia to the US as a child, Charlie returns in the hopes of finding a connection to his roots, but what he finds instead is a country crushed under Soviet rule. After being unjustly imprisoned, Charlie falls into despair, until he discovers that he can see into a nearby apartment from his cell window - the home of a prison guard.
Released: 2022-07-21115 minDir: Michael A. GoorjianDrama, Comedy
Cast
- Michael A. Goorjian as Charlie
- Hovik Keuchkerian as Tigran
- Mikhail Trukhin as Dmitry
- Nelly Uvarova as Sona
- Narine Grigoryan as Ruzan
- Jean-Pierre Nshanian as Warden Sargisyan
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Amerikatsi
- Film.image
- File:Amerikatsi,_directed_by_Michael_A._Goorjian,_2023.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Michael A. Goorjian
- Film.writer
- Michael A. Goorjian
- Film.music
- Andranik Berberyan
- Film.cinematography
- Ghasem Ebrahimian
- Film.distributor
- Variance Films
- Film.runtime
- 116 minutes
- Film.country
- Armenia
- Film.gross
- $409,476
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Key dates
- Published
- 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Armenia
- Original language
- Russian
- Director
- Michael A. Goorjian
- Screenwriter
- Michael A. Goorjian
- Duration
- +116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 816854
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Amerikatsi () is a 2022 Armenian comedy-drama film written, edited, directed by, and starring Michael A. Goorjian. The film is about an Armenian-American who repatriates to the Armenian SSR after World War II and ends up in a Soviet prison.
The film premiered at Woodstock Film Festival in 2022, winning the Best Narrative Feature award. It received positive reviews. Armenian Film Society held an additional premiere for the film at its 2023 Armenian Film Festival in Glendale, California. It was also selected as the Armenian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.