Nahapet
Sign in to saveNahapet () is a 1977 Soviet Armenian-language drama film about a man who tries to rebuild his life after losing his wife and child in the Armenian genocide. It is based on a novel written by Hrachya Qochar. The film has been cited as an example of the portrayal of genocide in the film industry. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.
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4.8Story of a strong-willed man, Nahapet, who lost his family during the 1915 Genocide is an eternal story of resurrection.
Released: 1977-01-0295 minDir: Henrik MalyanDrama
Cast
- Sos Sargsyan as Nahapet
- Sofik Sarkisyan as Noubar
- Mher Mkrtchyan as Apro
- Galya Novents as Antaram
- Vruyr Panoyan as Movses
- Guzh Manukyan as Ghoukas
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Key dates
- Published
- 27 November 1977
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- historical film
- Country of origin
- Armenia
- Original language
- Armenian
- Main subject
- Armenian Genocide
- Director
- Henrik Malyan
- Cast member
- Frunzik Mkrtchyan
- Composer
- Alexander Arutiunian
- Production company
- Armenfilm
- Narrative location
- Armenia
Article
5 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Symbolism
- Reception
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Nahapet () is a 1977 Soviet Armenian-language drama film about a man who tries to rebuild his life after losing his wife and child in the Armenian genocide. It is based on a novel written by Hrachya Qochar. The film has been cited as an example of the portrayal of genocide in the film industry. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.
==Plot== The film centres on the life of a strong-willed Armenian fighter Nahapet (Sos Sargsyan). In the horrors of the Armenian genocide, Nahapet (whose name means patriarch in Armenian) and others valiantly attempt to defend their village in Turkish Armenia from Ottoman troops but are soon overwhelmed. All his children and his wife, Manushak, are brutally beaten and killed whilst he is tied to a beam and forced to witness the destruction of his village.