Summary:
People tell stories. In Toronto, an art historian lectures on Arshile Gorky (1904?-1948), an Armenian painter who lived through the genocide in Turkey in 1915. A director invites the historian to help him include Gorky's story in a film about the genocide and Turkish assault on the town of Van. The historian's family is under stress: her son is in love with his step-sister, who blames the historian for the death of her father. The daughter wants to revisit her father's death and change that story. An aging customs agent tells his son about his long interview with the historian's son, who has returned from Turkey with canisters of film. Parents and children. All the stories connect.
| Runtime: | 115 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for violence, sexuality/nudity and language. |
| Production: | Alliance Atlantis Communications |
| Genres: | Drama, War |
| Countries: | France, Canada |
| Languages: | English, German, French, Armenian, Turkish |
| Home Release Date: | Jul 22, 2003 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Atom Egoyan | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Atom Egoyan | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Brent Carver | Philip |
| Charles Aznavour | Edward Sorayan |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Arsinée Khanjian | Ani |
| Christie MacFadyen | Janet |
| Christopher Plummer | David |
| David Alpay | Raffi |
| Dawn Roach | Customs Officer |
| Elias Koteas | Ali/Jevdet Bay |
| Garen Boyajian | Young Gorky |
| Lousnak Abdalian | Gorky's Mother |
| Marie-Josée Croze | Celia |
| Max Morrow | Tony |
| Setta Keshishian | Dinner Guest/Wailing Mother |
| Shant Srabian | Dinner Guest #3/Doctor #1 |
| Simon Abkarian | Arshile Gorky |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Atom Egoyan | Producer |
| Julia Rosenberg | Associate Producer |
| Robert Lantos | Producer |
| Sandra Cunningham | Co-Producer |
| Simone Urdl | Associate Producer |
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