Armenian cinema carries a long and distinctive tradition, shaped by the Armenfilm studio in Yerevan and directors like Sergei Parajanov, whose poetic, image-driven style influenced filmmakers far beyond the region. More recent work, like Tevanik, reflects a quieter, character-focused sensibility rooted in everyday Armenian life. Have a browse through Macca's reviews below.
Country Armenia
There is a lot to enjoy in Wow, A Talking Fish!, though I have to be upfront: I was let down by the screener rather than the film. Robert Sahakyants' short is a surreal, sharp-edged bit of Soviet-era animation with terrific voice work, but the copy I
Rating: 2.5★
There is a specific kind of emotional exhaustion that comes from watching people stubbornly refuse to save themselves. It is one of the most frustratingly, achingly human things a story can put on screen, and Mariya Saakyan's The Lighthouse (known in Armenian as Mayak) leans into it hard.
Genre Drama
★★½ — Tevanik (2014)
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