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A Story of People in War and Peace (2007)

A Story of People in War and Peace poster
Original title
Mardkayin patmutyun paterazmi yev khaghaghutyan
Directed by
Vardan Hovhannisyan
Genre
documentary film
Country
Armenia
Runtime
1h 09m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An Armenian war veteran and filmmaker sets out to find his old comrades from the Nagorno-Karabakh War. He explores how the conflict shaped their lives years later, focusing on the struggle to hold onto dignity after experiencing terror.

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What happens

A Story of People in War and Peace is a 2007 documentary film written and directed by Armenian filmmaker and war veteran, Vardan Hovhannisyan. Prompted by a question from his son, Hovhannisyan embarks on a journey to find his surviving trench mates from the first Nagorno-Karabakh War of the early nineties and examines the lasting effects of the war during peacetime. The documentary wrestles with the question of how to maintain dignity in the face of terror. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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