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РусскийFacing the Past Only Way to Avoid Historic Recurrence: Fatih Akin
On January 30, Fatih Akin, a German filmmaker of Turkish descent, introduced his movie, “The Cut”, during a private screening in Yerevan.
The film centers on Armenian Genocide survivor, Nazaret Manoogian, who lost his family and learnt years later that his twin daughters may have been left alive. Arsinee Kahnjian, Simon Abkarian, Akin Gazi are starring, Times.am reports.
Akin paid his first visit to Armenia during Golden Apricot International Film Festival.
“I knew then that I will come back with my film shot. I believe in the freedom of speech, and this movie aims to show that there is a civil movement in Turkey that recognizes the Armenian Genocide. Being a part of that movement, I hope to confirm its existence. I believe that facing the past is the only way of avoiding historic recurrence,” Akin said.
According to Akin, his inspiration for the movie was “The Pianist” by Roman Polanski. “I spent 5 years studying the history of the Armenian Genocide. The film will be shown not only in Istanbul, but in other cities as well. After watching the movie, young Turkish people will look for more information about it. And this is what makes it so important.”
Co-screenwriter Mardik Mardin, who is of Armenian descent, says the film is a real story about real people who went all the way through the Genocide.
The film has a budget of $15,5 million and was shot in Jordan, Germany, Cuba and Malta. The state committee on coordination of events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide assisted the shooting process.
The film will hit Armenian movie theaters on February 19.
