An Armenian village on the border to Azerbaijan, shortly after the Azeri-Armenian conflict. The villagers, a cluster of farmers and fugitives, find a dying buffalo, which they bring to a large farm, the centre of their community. The cinema audience sees the action through the eyes of the buffalo. A whole year passes. Sunshine, snow, weddings, fights, milking, herding. All captured in what the director calls“a mixture of documentary images and live action… I don’t like dialogue-based films – I let the images tell the story.”

KINDLY SUPPORTED BY

Director: Harutyun Khachatryan

Screenplay: Harutyun Khachatryan Mikayel Stamboltsyan

Cast: Liparit Liparitian Manvel Mkhitaryan Davit Gasparyan Nvard Gasparyan

Producer: Harutyun Khachatryan

Orig. Titel: Sahman
Section: Agenda 11
Original language: no dialogue
Filmtype: Fiction Feature
Music: Avet Terteryan
DoP: Vrezh Petrosyan
Set Designer: Ararat Sargssian
Editor: Harutyun Khachatryan
Format: 35 mm

Production Company: Golden Apricot Yerevan, International Film Festival, 3 moskovyan Str., 0001, Yerevan, Armenia, Tel: +374 10 52 10 62, Fax: +374 10 52 10 47, email: khachatryan@gaiff.am

Website: www.border.am