Armenian war drama “If Only Everyone” wins Shukshin Fest grand prix (video)

Armenian war drama “If Only Everyone” wins Shukshin Fest grand prix

PanARMENIAN.Net - Natalia Belyauskene, Michael Poghosian’s “If Only Everyone” won the main prize at Russia-hosted Shukshin Film Festival.

As the film producer Michael Poghosian told PanARMENIAN.Net for the first time in the history of the festival the grand prix went to two films: “If Only Everyone” and Alexander Kasatkin, Natalia Nazarova’s “Daughter.”

“If Only Everyone” follows a girl named Sasha, the daughter of a Russian soldier who died in Artsakh war and an Armenian woman who had fallen victim to Sumgait pogroms.

After 20 long years, the girl travels to Armenia to plant a tree on the grave of her father. Her father’s army friends will join efforts to help her, live through trials and adventures together, understanding that their lives did have a purpose and that the tree they plant is a symbol of life, not just a token of memory for the departed.

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