04 May 2007
The Lark Farm
The Lark Farm is set in a small Turkish town in 1915. It deals with the genocide of Armenians, looking closely at the fortunes, or rather, misfortunes of one wealthy Armenian family.
Songs of Solomon
Inspired by true events, this is a film about a childhood friendship, torn apart by the horrific Hamidian massacres infiltrated by the Ottoman Empire under the rule of Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1894-1896).
Top Billed Cast
Samvel Tadevossian Komitas
Sos Janibekyan Garbis
Arevik Gevorgyan Sevil
Tatev Hovakimyan Sona
Jean-Pierre Nshanian Archbishop Dertsakyan
Artashes Aleksanyan Abdullah
Shake Tukhmanyan Grandmother
Rudolph Ghevondyan General
Narine Grigoryan Anhayt Kin
Tatev Ghazaryan Lavash Kin
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