Ravished Armenia (1919)
- Original title
- Auction of Souls
- Directed by
- Oscar Apfel
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 4.9 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young Armenian woman recounts her experiences during the 1915 genocide. She survives persecution and displacement by the Ottoman Empire. The film is based on her own autobiography and stars her as herself.
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What happens
Ravished Armenia, also known as Auction of Souls, is a 1919 American silent film based on the autobiographical book Ravished Armenia by Arshaluys "Aurora" Mardiganian, who also played herself in the lead role of the film. The film, which depicts the 1915 Armenian genocide by the Ottoman Empire from the point of view of Armenian survivor Mardiganian, survives only in fragments. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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