29 Oct 1985
Bir Avuç Cennet
The story of a family who moved from a village to Istanbul with two children in order to live a better life, but ended up living in an abandoned bus due to poverty and lack of accommodation.
Homeless
A Syrian-Armenian girl discovers her father’s plans of leaving their beloved homeland.
Lori, a Syrian-Armenian girl living in Armenia, believes her father is taking her on a summer trip. When she learns that her family is really leaving Armenia after already fleeing the war in Syria, she tries whatever she can to stay in a place that has great meaning for her.
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Arpi Martoyan Berj Djelladian Arsen Soghomonyan
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