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Map of Salvation (2015)

Map of Salvation poster
Directed by
Aram Shahbazyan
Genre
documentary film, live action
Country
Armenia
Runtime
1h 28m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary drama highlights five European women who witnessed the Armenian genocide and later created shelters for Armenian women and children. The film follows their individual stories across multiple countries.

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What happens

Map of Salvation is a feature-length docudrama film made to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. The film tells about five European women, Maria Jacobsen (Denmark), Karen Jeppe (Denmark), Bodil Biørn (Norway), Alma Johansson (Sweden), Anna Hedvig Büll (Estonia), who were witnesses to the Armenian Genocide and subsequently founded shelters for Armenian children and women. Film production was in 29 cities of 9 countries. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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