Amerikatsi movie storyline. As a young boy, Charlie escaped the Armenian Genocide by stowing away in a trunk bound for the United States. His family was not so lucky. Despite his tragic start, as an adult, Charlie has managed to maintain his child-like wonder for the world. However, like so many refugees and orphans, there’s a hole in Charlie’s big heart.
Our story begins in 1947, as Charlie repatriates back to Armenia only to be greeted by the harsh reality of Soviet Communism. The soul of Armenia has been suffocated beneath the iron curtain. Almost immediately Charlie is arrested and sentenced to prison for the absurd crime of wearing a tie. To further ensure that he doesn’t
Amerikatsi is about hope and the art of survival in the worse of conditions. Armenian-American repatriate, Charlie Bakhchinyan, is arrested for the absurd crime of wearing a tie in Soviet Armenia. Alone in solitary confinement, he soon discovers that he can see into an apartment building near the prison from his cell window. By watching the native Armenian couple living in the apartment, day in and day out, Charlie soon discovers everything he came back to Armenia for.
Amerikatsi is a 2022 drama film directed by Michael A. Goorjian. The film is about an Armenian-American who repatriates back to Armenia after World War II and ends up in a Soviet prison. The film premiered at Woodstock Film Festival in 2022, where it won the Best Narrative Feature award.
Amerikatsi (2023)
Directed by: Michael A. Goorjian
Starring: Michael A. Goorjian, Hovik Keuchkerian, Nelli Uvarova, Mikhail Trukin, Narine Grigoryan, Jean-Pierre Nshanian, Lernik Harutyunyan, Aram Karakhanyan
Screenplay by: Michael A. Goorjian
Production Design by: Nerses Sedrakyan, Avet Tonoyants
Cinematography by: Ghasem Ebrahimian
Film Editing by: Michael A. Goorjian, Mike Selemon
Costume Design by: Maro Parian
Set Decoration by: Bagrad Divanyan
Music by: Andranik Berberyan
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Variance Films
Release Date: September 29, 2022 (Woodstock Film Festival), September 15, 2023 (Uhited States)
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