A Story of People in War and Peace (2007)
1h 10m
Running Time
February 13, 2007Release Date
A Story of People in War and Peace (2007)
1h 10m
Running Time
February 13, 2007Release Date
Plot.
Starting in 1988, a fierce battle raged between the two neighbouring states of Armenia and Azerbaijan (until 1991 part of the Soviet Union) over Nagorno-Karabakh. In 1994, an armistice gave control of Karabakh and the Azeri territory in-between to Armenia. Director Vadan Hovhannisyan shows the footage he shot as an independent war reporter on the front 12 years ago. He runs across the battlefield with a shaky camera, under a fierce shower of bullets. Scrawny soldiers with sunken eyes spend their days smoking, waiting and taking cover in trenches. Fallen comrades are carried down forest paths. Then, Hovhannisyan revisits the soldiers now, bringing prints of stills and frontline footage on his laptop. Although they have put on some weight, many of them are "victims of the peace," as Hovhannisyan calls it in his voice-over.
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Release DateFebruary 13, 2007
Original NameMardkayin patmutyun paterazmi yev khaghaghutyan
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 10m
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A Story of People in War and Peace is a 2007 documentary film written and directed by Armenian filmmaker and war veteran, Vardan Hovhannisyan.
Prompted by a question from his son, Hovhannisyan embarks on a journey to find his surviving trench mates from the first Nagorno-Karabakh War of the early nineties and examines the lasting effects of the war during peacetime. The documentary wrestles with the question of how to maintain dignity in the face of terror.