Hovering between the realms of poetry and history, this stunningly photographed, elegiac work – shot mostly in long takes – mixes cryptic metaphor and fantastic symbolism to tell the story of Avetik, an Armenian filmmaker exiled in Berlin. In sensuous, lyric styling, Askarian employs dreamlike images to reflect the history of his homeland, tranquil childhood memories, images inspired by erotic medieval poetry, and autobiographical shades of his own exile in Germany.
Alik Asatryan
as Avetik
Mikhail Stepanyan
as Young Avetik
Karen Dzhanibekyan
as Refugee
Eduard Saribekyan
as Kuchak
Samvel Ovazaryan
as Armenian King
Geno Lechner
as Journalist
