Nahapet
Nahapet | |
---|---|
Directed by | Alexander Arutunian |
Distributed by | Armenfilm |
Release date | 27 November 1977 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Languages |
Nahapet (
Plot
The film centres on the life of a strong-willed Armenian fighter Nahapet (Sos Sargsyan). In the horrors of the Armenian genocide, Nahapet (whose name means patriarch in Armenian) and others valiantly attempt to defend their village in Turkish Armenia from Ottoman troops but are soon overwhelmed. All his children and his wife, Manushak, are brutally beaten and killed whilst he is tied to a beam and forced to witness the destruction of his village.
Left for dead, Nahapet is able to make his way to a bleak and cold village in
Nahapet and Noubar gradually realise that their survival and future is linked and both now come to the aid of one another. She reveals to Nahapet that she is pregnant. As Nahapet is working outside one day he hears the wailing of a newborn and rushes to his home's wooden door, collapsing on it with the tears and with the full realisation that building a new future after suffering such deprivations in life is possible. The film ends with him and the other villagers walking with their children as they all take a pledge to plant a new apple tree for each child born in the village.
Symbolism
Red apples are always seen in flashback sequences during the film, accompanied to the score of 'Dle Yaman', rolling in the hundreds into a lake.
Reception
British historian David Marshall Lang called the film 'absorbing' and it was broadcast by the BBC in Britain after it was released.[4]
References
- ISBN 978-99930-54-18-4.
- ISBN 978-0-02-865848-3.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Nahapet". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ISBN 978-0-04-440289-3.
External links
- Nahapet at IMDb